At approximately 4:55pm EST on Monday, August 19, Becca Mann<\/strong> became the first person in history to complete the historic Maui Rui Triple Channel swim.\u00a0The course entails 64 kilometers from Maui to Molokai to Lanai, then back to Maui.<\/p>\n

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Map of 64-kilometer swim. Photo Courtesy: Becca Mann<\/p><\/div>\n
While Mann is the first to complete the swim, this was not her first time in Hawaii\u2019s waters. At age ten, she swam the Maui Channel \u2013 a nearly 10 mile trek from Maui to Lanai. Becca Mann was also a member of the fastest all-female relay to complete the same channel swim last year.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive with Swimming World<\/em><\/a>, Mann recently provided more details on her experience in open water and her preparation leading into the attempt. Mann included that she was first inspired to swim in these waters\u00a0after layovers in the Honolulu airport as a child.<\/p>\n
As a member of USA Swimming, Becca Mann captured bronze in the 1500 meter freestyle<\/a> at the 2019 Pan American Games on August 10. Just nine days later, she etched her name in another record book as she consecutively swam to and from these three Hawaiian islands:<\/p>\n
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You\u2019re looking at the FIRST person in history to complete the 63k Maui Nui Triangle Swim! ?? You go, @becca__mann! ? . . . #Swimming #OpenWater #USASwimming<\/a><\/p>\n
A post shared by USA Swimming<\/a> (@usaswimming) on Aug 19, 2019 at 1:47pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n