Open Water Swimmer Abby Bergman Aims for Triple Crown Achievement

On this July 14, 22-year-old open-water swimmer Abby Bergman will enter the Hudson River to solo swim 28.5 miles around Manhattan Island.

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Jul 06, 2018, 09:00 ET

CULVER CITY, Calif., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Triple Crown of marathon swimming consists of three iconic and grueling open-water distance swims. Achieving the Triple Crown has been on Abby Bergman's bucket list from the age of 12. Now at 22, she has conquered the Catalina Channel and the English Channel, and is poised to tackle the monumental 28.5 mile swim around the Island of Manhattan on Saturday, July 14.

In addition to cold rough water and challenging currents, the English Channel is also a major maritime shipping lane with large tankers and boats plying their way up and down the coasts of England and France. Here Bergman is in the foreground while a tanker heads north. She completed her swim in 13 hours 15 minutes.

Bergman completing her Catalina Channel crossing in 11 hours 11 minutes.

Fulfilling a dream, Bergman will be swimming around the Island of Manhattan. In this shot, she is at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson.

Bergman about to start her solo swim from Catalina Island to Palos Verdes at night. The glow lights help the boat and kayak to see her in the pitch black water. The grease is the only protection allowed and is to protect the skin from chafing and stings.

The swim presents its own unique challenges: circumnavigating the Island of Manhattan via the Hudson, Green and Harlem Rivers requires tremendous strength, consistency, endurance and timing as the tides ebb and rise causing strong currents and cross-currents. Once known as the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, now known as the Twenty Bridges Swim, the swim is a difficult yet awe-inspiring event. Each swimmer is guided by an experienced kayaker as all three rivers are busy waterways.

"I'm nervous but excited. A river swim like this is something I have never done before but I trust my training and I know I will be ready," Bergman shared.

Bergman's swim on July 14 can be followed live by track.rs/abby and the whole race by track.rs/nyow The start time will around 9:00 a.m. EST. For more information or to contact Abby Bergman, go to www.abbybergman.com.

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Bergman At Start Of Catalina Channel Solo Swim
Bergman about to start her solo swim from Catalina Island to Palos Verdes at night. The glow lights help the boat and kayak to see her in the pitch black water. The grease is the only protection allowed and is to protect the skin from chafing and stings.

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Bergman During English Channel Solo Swim
In addition to cold rough water and challenging currents, the English Channel is also a major maritime shipping lane with large tankers and boats plying their way up and down the coasts of England and France. Here Bergman is in the foreground while a tanker heads north. She completed her swim in 13 hours 15 minutes.

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Bergman Completing Catalina Channel Swim
Bergman completing her Catalina Channel crossing in 11 hours 11 minutes.

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Abby Bergman In NYC
Fulfilling a dream, Bergman will be swimming around the Island of Manhattan. In this shot, she is at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson.

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