Susie Maroney

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Susie Maroney (born 1974) is a Cronulla, Sydney-born Australian marathon swimmer. She was first recognised as a long-distance swimmer in 1989 when she achieved third place in the Australian Marathon Swimming Championships at 14 years.

In 1990, Maroney broke the speed record for swimming the English Channel, a feat she has accomplished multiple times. She is also the youngest Australian to swim the Channel.

Maroney's twin Sean (deceased) was a triathlete.

[edit] Achievements

• Three time winner of the Manhattan Island swim race in years 1991, 1992 and 1994.
• Youngest person to cross the English Channel at 16 in 1990
• Fastest double English Channel Crossing(there and back) in 1991 at 17
• At age 22, the first person to swim the 180km (112 mile) Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States (12 May 1997).
• Swam a record 197 km (122 mile) from Mexico to Cuba, covering the longest distance ever swum without flippers in open sea, in 38 hours and 33 minutes (1 June 1998).
• Completed 160km swim from Jamaica to Cuba (15 September 1999).

[edit] External links

• nesher.com.au: Susie
• About.com
• News item on Florida Straits swim
• extract from Google Books
• Swim star's twin killed in party fall, by Jacquelin Magnay, 11 June 2002, The Age
• Manhattan Island Foundation, bio
• The Competitive Ocean, ABC Radio National, The Sports Factor, 5 June 1998
• Australia Day Awards 2005 Guest Speaker, Huon Valley Council