(1957-01-02) January 2, 1957 (age 67) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Website
www.lynnecox.com
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Lynne Cox (born January 2, 1957)[1] is an American long-distance open-water swimmer, writer and speaker. She is best known for being the first person to swim between the United States and the Soviet Union,[2][3] in the Bering Strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing the Cold War tensions between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.[4][5][6][7]
External videos
The Lynne Cox Story – Mysteries at the Museum
^"Lynne Cox Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks". Random House.
^Cox, Lynne (August 4, 2017). "Opinion | I swam from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Then the world changed". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"'Why We Swim' dives into water's transformative power". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Lynne Cox swims into communist territory". History. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^Tallent, Aaron (August 7, 2020). "This Day in Sports History: August 7". Athlonsports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"International Swimming Hall of Fame and Lynne Cox Featured on Travel Channel's "Mysteries at the Museum"". Swimming World News. December 31, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
LynneCox (born January 2, 1957) is an American long-distance open-water swimmer, writer and speaker. She is best known for being the first person to...
Little Diomede became known as the "Ice Curtain". In August 1987, however, LynneCox swam from Little Diomede to Big Diomede (approx. 2.2 miles (3.5 km)) and...
Diomede became known as the "Ice Curtain". On 7 August 1987, however, LynneCox, an American long-distance swimmer, swam from Little Diomede to Big Diomede...
Soviet Union, and became known as the "Ice Curtain". In 1987, however, LynneCox swam from one island to the other, and was congratulated by both Mikhail...
First balloon crossing, made by Roland Parsons and Rex Brereton. 1975: LynneCox became the first woman to swim the strait. 1979: Paul Caffyn crossed the...
wetsuits or other thermal protection. Famous ice and winter swimmers include LynneCox and Lewis Gordon Pugh. Also, many locations in North America and Europe...
from Russia to North America without the use of a boat. In 1987, swimmer LynneCox swam a 4.3-kilometer (2.7 mi) course between the Diomede Islands from...
Sailing Alone Around the World. In 1976, American open water swimmer LynneCox became the first person to swim across the strait. Almost 40 years later...
Archipelago, sparking the Caldas frigate crisis between both nations. American LynneCox becomes the first person to swim the Bering Strait, crossing from Little...
Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts. 1987 – Cold War: LynneCox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet...
Teenage America, and first held in 1983. Miss Teenage America 1962 - Diane LynneCox (Richmond, VA) Miss Teenage America 1963 - Darla Banks (Fresno, CA) Miss...
scheduled to swim, on occasion cancelling a day of swimming due to weather. LynneCox, a veteran cold water swimmer felt Figge had an advantage swimming in...
14 minutes, at a temperature of 1 °C (34 °F), breaking the record of LynneCox (USA) and Lewis Pugh (Great Britain). Bhakti Sharma has swum in all the...
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other swimmer in history. In an interview with Forbes he stated: "Between LynneCox, Martin Strel and myself, we've hit all of the world's major landmarks...
Almond Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America LynneCox Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer Brendan Halpin...
their fifth birthday with interviews with Ken Loach, Vincent Browne, LynneCox, Michael Chieka and Paul Kimmage. [citation needed] In 2023, the podcast...
I Am Shelby Lynne is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, released in April 1999, in the United Kingdom and on January 25...
Prime Minister. Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch. 1975 4 January: LynneCox became the first woman to swim across Cook Strait. 14 September: Māori...
Bancroft and Liv Arnesen are the first women to ski across Antarctica. 2003 LynneCox swims more than mile in Antarctic waters. US Coast Guard pilot Sidonie...
in the 1990s in order to find inspiration for writing prose. In 2002, LynneCox became the first person to swim a mile in the near-freezing Antarctic...
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The Lynne Cox Story – Mysteries at the Museum