AUGUST 2, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015, 9:43 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Open-water swimming sensation Charlotte Samuels has been having a truly memorable summer.
The record-setting 17-year-old attended a summer camp for poets in Minnesota some weeks ago. She’s also fresh from a young women’s writing workshop at Smith College in Massachusetts.
Plus, in a matter of weeks, Samuels will be back in the swell, doing what she loves most: traversing massive expanses of undulating water in awe-inspiring fashion.
Samuels became the youngest person to complete her sport’s Triple Crown when she made quick work of the English Channel in September, after swims around Manhattan and off the coast of California. Since April, she has been training for her next aquatic feat – a 12-hour swim between Long Island and the Jersey Shore. “I’m excited for this swim, which will cap what has been such a great summer,” Samuels said. “I can’t wait for this swim.”
Samuels began plotting her next big swim soon after making history in England last summer.
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