January 1983
September 1982
Induction in to International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Lynne is honored for her innovation and creativity in the sport of open water swimming.
July 1980
Japan Swim Promotes International Research
Lynne was invited to speak at Tokyo Medical College and to participate in a swim around Jogashima.
December 1977
Lynne Breaks Boundaries Cape of Good Hope
Lynne was the first person to swim the 10 miles around the Cape of Good Hope through shark and sea-snake infested waters, in 3 hours and 3 minutes.
July 1977
Pioneer of Cold Swims Aleutian Islands
Lynne became the first person to swim between three of the Aleutian Islands in preparation for her historic Bering Strait swim.
December 1976
Another First The Strait of Magellan
Achieving a new milestone, Lynne became the first person to swim across the Strait of Magellan. She swam in 42-degree F (5.5 degrees C) water, through a storm with a 9-knot cross current, in 1 hour 2 minutes.
August 1976
World Record Swimming the Skagerrak
Lynne swam the Skagerak between Norway to Sweden. Despite encountering a huge smack of jellyfish, she set a men’s and women’s record in a time of 6 hours and 16 minutes.
World Record Swimming the Oresund
Lynne continued her world-record pace by setting both men’s and women’s marks for swimming the Oresund between Denmark and Sweden with a time of 5 hours and 9 minutes.
March 1975
Woman of The Year – L.A. Times
Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year – At age 17, Lynne was selected as one of the 10 outstanding women of the year.
February 1975
Featured in Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated’s Sam Moses, covers Lynne in his article “Courage Conquers a Cruel Sea.”
Swimming New Zealand’s Cook Strait
Lynne was the first woman to swim across Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. After being pushed back by currents for 5 hours, she completed a 20 mile crossing in 12 hours and 2 ½ minutes. This swim was heralded by New Zealand’s Prime Minister Rowling as having helped heal relations between his country and the United States.
September 1974
Another World Record: The Catalina Channel
At age 17 Lynne returned to the Catalina Channel and broke the men’s and women’s world records with a time of 8 hours and 48 minutes – almost 4 hours faster than her first Catalina swim.
April 1974
Lynne Swims Nile River
Lynne was invited to compete in an international swimming race in the Nile River by the Egyptian government. The water was extremely polluted and during her training in the river Lynne became very sick. She competed in the race anyway and she passed out and was pulled from the water.
August 1973
English Channel: Regaining the World Record
Shortly after her 1972 swim, Lynne’s record was broken by Davis Hart. Rising to the challenge, she returned to England and regained the men’s and women’s records for swimming from England to France, with a time of 9 hours and 36 minutes.
July 1972
English Channel: World Record
At age 15 Lynne swam across the English Channel and shattered the men’s and women’s world records swimming from England to France with a time of 9 hours and 57 minutes.
