By Abby Bergman, Swimming World College Intern
Colorado open water swimmer and Smith College team captain Eliza Cummings is preparing to become the 8th person to swim nonstop and unassisted from Plymouth, Massachusetts to Provincetown, Massachusetts, across Cape Cod Bay. The Denver native and Smith College rising senior is a relative newcomer to marathon swimming and has been training all summer to complete the crossing.
Swimming unassisted means that she will be swimming entirely without supportive contact with the boat, kayak, or any other people. For example she will not hang on the kayak to rest or wear a wetsuit. Swimming nonstop means that once the swim starts, she will not be getting out of the water until the finish.Â
The crossing is approximately 20 miles in a straight line and Cummings hopes to complete it within 10 to 15 hours on Sunday, August 7. Known as the P2P swim, the 20-mile crossing was originally developed as an American answer to the English Channel, but never received much attention. The swim was first completed in 1968 by Russell Chaffee in 14 hours and 40 minutes. Six other people have successfully completed the crossing between 2012 and 2014.
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