Lynne Cox

Lynne Cox
Cox in 2012
Personal information
Born (1957-01-02) January 2, 1957 (age 67)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Websitewww.lynnecox.com
Sport
SportSwimming

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
video icon The Lynne Cox Story – Mysteries at the Museum
  1. ^ "Lynne Cox Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks". Random House.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "'Why We Swim' dives into water's transformative power". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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  5. ^ "Lynne Cox swims into communist territory". History. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Tallent, Aaron (August 7, 2020). "This Day in Sports History: August 7". Athlonsports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.