USD graduate Rendy Lynn Opdycke set a record this summer for requiring the fewest days – 36 – to complete a distance-swimming triple crown. A look at Opdycke's feat:

DATE	SWIM	DISTANCE	TIME
July 5	Manhattan Island Marathon	28.5 miles	7:46
July 27	English Channel	21 miles	10:54
Aug. 9	Catalina Channel	21 miles	8:28

– DON NORCROSS