70-year-old woman swims 20 miles across Catalina Channel to support kidney charity

PC: Irish Kidney Association Maura Twomey, a 70-year-old former primary school teacher who lives in Boston, crossed California's Catalina Channel on 17 August in an unofficial time of 15 hours, 45 minutes and 23 seconds, pending ratification. She became the oldest person to complete the crossing and earned the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She swam in honour of her youngest brother, Martin, who received a kidney from a deceased donor in June after two and a half years on dialysis. Her fundraising page shows €17,022 raised online for the IKA against a target of €15,000.How did the 70-year-old woman swim Catalina ChannelAccording to the Irish Kidney Association, Maura Twomey is a native of Ireland who lives in Boston and finished the Catalina Channel crossing on 17 August in an unofficial time of 15:45:23, pending ratification. The swim made her the oldest person to complete the crossing, and it also earned her the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which consists of the English Channel, the 20 Bridges Swim and the Catalina Channel.Her open-water career began with a swim from Alcatraz around her 50th birthday. She then completed the English Channel in 2015, swimming from Eng...