Tammy van Wisse explained

Birth Date:23 July 1968
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Strokes:Long-distance swimming, marathon swimming

Tammy van Wisse (born 23 July 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a long-distance swimmer from Australia. 1990 she won the Lake Zurich Swim. As a marathon swimmer she swam the Murray River in 2001, a distance of 2,438 kilometres and the English Channel in 1993 in a time of 8h 35mins and again in 1994 in a time of 8h 33mins.[1] In July 2006, van Wisse broke an 81-year-old record (held by Gertrude Jacobs Ederle) for the 35-mile swim from New York City to Sandy Hook,[2] and retired from competitive swimming the same year to start a family, 20 years after her first marathon swim.[3] She now works as an environmentalist[4] and a motivational speaker.

References

  1. http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/crossings/1994/0 Dover Life - Successful Crossings 1994
  2. News: Swimmer Tammy van Wisse breaks record . 22 July 2006. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-07-06.
  3. News: Tammy van Wisse retiring to have babies. 11 September 2006. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-07-06.
  4. News: New campaign urges Aussies to save water. 20 October 2008. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-07-06.

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