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Our guest Anne was one of the 1st swimmers to sign the wall at the White Horse
I will never forget the day after her solo swim. She was back in the water swimming
butterfly as a cool down
1: Name- Anne Cleveland
2: Age- 52
3: Resides- La Jolla, California, USA
4:Swimming Highlights- I have swum the 10-mile Maui Channel twice, the Catalina Channel and the English Channel, twice one-way and once two-ways.
5:Biggest influence and coach – Bob West, Carol Sing
6:Swimming Idol- Florence Chadwick
7: Pool or Ocean- I train at La Jolla High School pool and in the ocean at the La Jolla Cove.
8:How many kms a week- not too much right now - taking a break
9:Longest swim and how many hours in the water- two-way English Channel swim 28 hrs 36 mins
10:Favorite place you have swam- I swam 6K from Cap Martin in France to the Musee d'Oceanographie in Monaco in June of 2006.
11:Coldest place you have swam and temp- I swam in a relay from Victoria, BC to a nearby island, sea temp 52F
12:Roughest swim eg. Wave height and wind speed- my two way English Channel swim - Force 5 winds on the first leg from England to France.
13:Swimming goals- to visit places to swim around the world and meet new friends
14:What or who motivates you-1 I just like to swim.
15:How much is Physical% 10% Mental% 90%
16:Favorite saying- Wait for a set and head for the impact zone!
17:Biggest fear swimming eg..cold jellyfish,sharks etc.. I don't like getting too cold while swimming.
18:Swimming close calls- not paying attention in big surf in the Cove
19:Tips for other swimmers – Enjoy yourself - this is supposed to be fun!
20:What would you eat and drink during a swim- Maxim in apple blackcurrant or tea
21Worst place you have swam- no bad swims
22:Worst injuries- I thought I had a torn intercostal muscle just weeks before my 2007 one-way English Channel swim - not, though, just a tweak.
23:Favorite food,drink,music ,movie and holiday destination- Monte Carlo, Monaco
24:What do you think of when you are in the water for hours- I just allow my thoughts to drift through my mind like clouds across the sky - try to keep it positive
25:Where is one place you haven't or would like to swim- Australia!
26:3 people you would invite to dinner- Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi. my mother
27:Cold water tips- do your acclimation training - and remember to breathe!
28:-Toughest competitor me
29:Diet and how much is weight a factor on long distance swims- gaining too much weight is a bad idea - not healthy and makes you look bad. I would only recommend it for multi-leg cold-water swims.
30:Pet hate- braggarts
31:Biggest thrill- finishing my first one-way English Channel swim
32:Favorite sport besides swimming- sunbathing
33:Who would you like to sit next to on a plane- skinny person who has just taken ambien
34:Car you drive- small truck with racks for boards and kayaks
35:Next swimming challenge- 10K swim in Fiji in October of 2008
36:Occupation- motivational speaker
37: D.O.B - 17 February 1956
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