# Lynne Cox
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lynne cox (born 2 January 1957) is an American long-distance open-water swimmer, writer and speaker. She is best known for being the first woman to swim between the United States and the Soviet Union, in the Bering Strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing the Cold War tensions between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
== Achievements ==
In 1971, she and her teammates were the first group of teenagers to complete the crossing of the Catalina Island Channel in California.
Lynne Cox on the 50th anniversary of her Cook Strait swim, swimming to Antarctica, and building global connections
Lynne Cox is an American open water swimmer who has set records, and brought people together, around the world.
In 1972 at the age of 15 she broke the men's and women's world records when she swam across the English Channel – and she did it again the following year.
In 1975 she was the first woma…
Excellence #897
Lynne Cox, an open water swimmer, exemplifies the ability to endure pain, swimming in extreme conditions for up to 27 hours. Like Muhammad Ali, who only counted situps when they hurt, true growth comes from pushing through pain. To achieve excellence, one must expand their capacity for pain by embr…
104. The Best of Past Our Prime-1975
The end of the 2nd year of the Past Our Prime podcast is a great time to look back on a wonderful year, filled with great guests, unbelievable stories, and moments from half a century ago that are still hard to imagine 50 years later. 1975 was a great year in sports, and we chronicled it all week b…
Vassos Alexander on swimming, getting out of your comfort zone and the launch of Track Radio
Vassos Alexander is one of the UK's best known sports presenters from his time at the BBC, Virgin Radio and now through the freshly launched Track Radio.He is also an endurance athlete always hunting for different ways to get out of his comfort zone.We met at La Vallette Bathing Pools to discuss hi…
Chris Ballard's Swim Story
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Chris is a journalist and the author of five books. The latest, The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water, it is a globe-trotting narrative about swimmers, the science of discomfort, and the psychology of endurance.
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Crystal Cruises Review | Canada & New England Cruise
Is this Canada & New England cruise worth it with only one Canadian port? Lynne Cox and Debra Dickerson review Crystal Serenity’s fall voyage, covering itinerary, food, service, and experience.
In this episode of RTE-Travel Talk, Ken sits down with Lynne Cox and Debra Dickerson of Cruise & Travel …
August 7, 2026 - The Man Who Walked Between Towers
Friday, August 7 — National Lighthouse Day
Some moments become symbols almost immediately. Others become legends over time.
Today, we begin with George Washington creating the Badge of Military Merit, a simple piece of purple cloth that eventually became one of America’s most recognizable militar…
Chris Ballard — The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water - with S.L. Price
Born to Run meets Why We Swim and Breath in a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming—and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection."Mesmerizing...I loved this book.” —Adam Grant, #1 New Yor…
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