Lynne Cox is an American long-distance open-water swimmer and writer. In 1971 she and her teammates were the first group of teenagers to complete the crossing of the Catalina Island Channel in California. She has twice held the record for the fastest crossing (men or women) of the English Channel (1972 and 1973). In 1975, Cox became the first woman to swim the 10°C (50°F), 16 km (10 mi) Cook Strait in New Zealand. Wikipedia
American Lynne Cox is one of the best ocean swimmers of our time. <B>Correspondent Scott Pelley</B> followed Cox on her 8,000-mile journey to Antarctica, where she attempted to swim a mile in the coldest water on Earth. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/12/60II/main540357.shtml
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