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Achieving success one stroke at a time | Marcia Cleveland | TEDxWinnetkaWomen

1,335 views · Published 7 July 2015 · 17:26 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

Marcia Cleveland became the 445th person to swim the English Channel. Her discipline in swimming translates throughout many realms.

On July 29, 1994, Marcia Cleveland became the 445th person to swim the English Channel. Winnetka mom Marcia Cleveland is one of the world’s top advisers and organizers for open water swimming. After numerous requests for her help with training for the Channel swim, Cleveland wrote Dover Solo about her experience crossing the Strait of Dover in 1999.

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Achieving success one stroke at a time | Marcia Cleveland | TEDxWinnetkaWomen

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