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MARIEL Hawley became the 61st person and first woman from Mexico to achieve the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.triplecrownofopenwaterswimming.com\"target=\"_blank\">Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming<\/a> after the completion of her Catalina Channel crossing this week. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>I was so happy to see that [friend] <a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Laura_Lopez_Bonilla\"target=\"_blank\">Laura [Lopez-Bonilla<\/a>] finish that my confidence grew<\/i>,&#8221; explained Hawley, a the member of Sport City, the four-way English Channel relay.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>When I saw her coming out of the water, I knew I was going to be next. That night, I couldn&#039;t sleep as I was thinking a lot about sharks. I was afraid and nervous and I think all the stress from training, travel, organizing everything, and finally being in California came out that night<\/i>,&#8221; said Hawley.<\/p>\n<p>Like many open water swimmers <a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Mariel_Hawley\"target=\"_blank\">Mariel Hawley<\/a> faced insomnia.  &#8220;<i>I could hardly sleep 4 hours, knowing it was going to be one of the longest days in my life.  But I had no choice and I was ready. When I boarded the boat at 8 in the evening, the only thing that I wanted was to avoid getting seasick on the trip to Catalina Island. It went well, we got to Catalina and I was feeling perfect<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to catch the usually tranquil waters of the early morning, the statuesque swimmer started near midnight.  &#8220;<i>The minute I jumped in the water I felt special.  The water washed out any bad thought from my mind<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was a special night, punctuated by a gorgeous sunrise. &#8220;<i>I enjoyed the swim very very much, even when I was getting tired.  The night was spectacular; I had never swam on such a dark night and felt so at peace. I could hardly see what was going on on [my escort] boat, but underwater was very different.  There was having a wonderful fluorescent show going on every minute and with every stroke<\/i>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Bioluminescence\"target=\"_blank\">bioluminescence<\/a> affected her swim in another unexpected way.  &#8220;<i>I hurried with my feedings &#8211; 30 seconds at the most &#8211; because I didn&#039;t want to waste time and waste a single minute watching the millions of stars shining under the sea. At times, I touched jellyfish but I didn&#039;t know what they were.  They felt like little fish swimming under me but I was stung twice.  I just stayed calm and carried on as the pain went away<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then daylight hit. &#8220;<i>Wow! I could see thousand of different forms of jellyfish.  Some looked like snakes, others like spirals, balls, necklaces, and little crowns.  I was trying to find new forms every time I put my head in the water<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the Pacific Ocean aquarium show was not over yet.  &#8220;<i>Then came the dolphins.  Since dolphins are always smiling, they came to remind me that this swim had a cause: the smile of many kids because we are raising money to help 100 low-income Mexican children obtain much-needed surgeries.  As I started getting closer to the coast, I started feeling a little bit sad becoming sad because this dream was coming to an end.  I had worked so hard and it was about to finish.<\/p>\n<p>This will be a night to remember forever<\/i>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com\"target=\"_blank\"><strong>Open Water Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CATALINA CHANNEL, California, August 30. 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