The Triple Crown of Stage Swims
The Triple Crown of Stage Swims is a three event series for solo marathon swimmers that requires the successful solo completion of a lake stage swim, a river stage swim, and an ocean stage swim.
SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day, 4-stage 66.9 km lake stage swim: 15.2 km Saguaro Lake on Day 1 + 14.4 km Canyon Lake on Day 2 + 27.3 km Apache Lake on Day 3 + 10 km Roosevelt Lake on Day 4 in Arizona, USA organized by Kent Nicholas.
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, an 8-day, 7-stage 193 km river stage swim down the Hudson River: 29.4 km on Day 1 + 31.8 km on Day 2 + 21.2 km on Day 3 + 24.4 km on Day 4 + 31.8 km on Day 5 (called The Beast) + 25.2 km on Day 6 + 29.1 km on Day 7 in New York, USA organized by New York Open Water.
ʻAu I Na Mokupuni ʻEkolu Maui Nui Swim, a 3-day 3-stage 42.9 km ocean channel stage swim: 14.2 km Auau Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Lanai + 13.7 km Pailolo Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Molokai + 15 km Kalohi Channel from the island of Molokai to the island of Lanai in Hawaii, USA organized by Dr. Steven Minaglia.
The Triple Crowners of Stage Swims
1. Joseph Zemaitis was the first male to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 26 June 2018.
(SCAR Swim 2015, Maui Nui Swim 2017, 8 Bridges 2018)
2. Devon Clifford was the first female to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 26 June 2018.
(SCAR 2016, Maui Nui Swim 2017, 8 Bridges 2018)
3. Stephen Rouch completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 9 September 2018.
(SCAR Swim 2016, 8 Bridges 2017, Maui Nui Swim 2018)
4. Steven Minaglia* completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 27 April 2019.
(8 Bridges 2018, Maui Nui Swim 2018, SCAR 2019)
5. John Zemaitis completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 15 September 2019.
(SCAR Swim 2015, 8 Bridges 2018, Maui Nui Swim 2019)
6. Jamie Tout** completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 29 August 2021.
(8 Bridges 2017, SCAR Swim 2018, Maui Nui Swim 2021)
7. Steve Gruenwald completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 23 February 2022.
(8 Bridges 2017, SCAR Swim 2018, Maui Nui Swim 2022)
8. Abigail Fairman completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 15 October 2022.
(SCAR Swim 2017, 8 Bridges 2017, Maui Nui Swim 2022)
* Completed in a 12-month period
**Oldest to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims
The Maui Nui Swim
Established 2017