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USAUnited StatesSport:SwimmingMichelle Macy is an American marathon swimmer whose career grew from competitive swimming into a wide-ranging programme of channel, lake and island swims. A published profile describes her swimming through college before pursuing marathon challenges while working at Nike. She has also used the MacySwim for a Cure initiative to support breast-cancer research at the University of Minnesota.
Macy completed her first English Channel solo in 2007, recording 10 hours 2 minutes and receiving the Channel Swimming Association’s fastest American swim award that year. She returned in 2009 and 2012, with all three successful England-to-France crossings appearing in the association’s records. Beyond the Channel, the Catalina federation records her 2008 crossing in 10:12:31, while New Zealand’s recognised-swim list places her Cook Strait crossing on 3 March 2010.
Her North Channel swim in July 2013 completed Oceans Seven, making her the first American and third person to finish the challenge according to the contemporary pilot-service account. Her Hall of Fame biography also recognises pioneering work in Alaska, speed achievements around Jersey and repeated success at the Pennock Island Challenge. Inducted as an IMSHOF Honor Swimmer in 2019, Macy has combined individual endurance goals with fundraising and participation in the wider swimming community.
The recorded nationality is United States.
Three English Channel solos · Oceans Seven completed in 2013
Crossing details, recordings & verificationSolo swim
Saturday, 22 September 2007 (recorded swim date)
England to France
Elapsed time · 10h 2m
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Ratifying body's record checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Solo swim
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 (recorded swim date)
England to France
Elapsed time · 11h 37m
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Ratifying body's record checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Solo swim
Thursday, 26 July 2012 (recorded swim date)
England to France
Elapsed time · 10h 35m
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Ratifying body's record checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Tuesday, 7 October 2008 (event date)
Catalina Island to the California mainland
Completed a solo Catalina-to-mainland crossing.
Elapsed time · 10h 12m 31s
Published account checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Wednesday, 3 March 2010 (event date)
New Zealand: North Island to South Island
Completed a North Island-to-South Island solo crossing.
Elapsed time · 8h 2m 0s
Published account checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Monday, 15 July 2013 (event date)
Northern Ireland to Scotland
Completed the North Channel and her Oceans Seven campaign; reported at the time as a new crossing record.
Elapsed time · 9h 34m 39s
Ratification reported by source · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
Saturday, 22 September 2007
10:02; CSA fastest American swim award for 2007.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
CCSF records 10:12:31.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
The CSA records 11:37; Dover provides the day.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
NZOWSA’s recognised list records 8:02:00, North Island to South Island.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
10:35; Dover’s detailed entry spans 26/27 July.
Monday, 15 July 2013
Guinness records 9:34:39 on 15 July; the contemporary pilot-service account identifies it as the completion of Oceans Seven.
2019
Recognised as an IMSHOF Honor Swimmer.
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Selected swimming performances appear in the English Channel record above.
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