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7 days | 7 stages | 120 miles

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Month: December 2012

Grace breaks the Catalina Chanel Record

2012 8 Bridges winner and record holder Grace Van Der Byl broke  Karen Burton’s 18 year old record when she swam across the Catalina Chanel in 7 hours and 21 minutes in October. Congratulations Grace!

Grace has been nominated for open water swimmer of the year for 2012. You can vote for her here.

Posted on December 8, 2012December 9, 2012Author Rondi
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