Susie Maroney
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About
Record-setting marathon swimmer from Australia who, in May 1997, became the first person to swim the Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States. She received the prestigious Order of Australia Medal in 1993.
Before Fame
She was born with cerebral palsy but did not reveal her condition until 2007.
Trivia
She won the Manhattan Island swim race three times from 1991 to 1994.
Family Life
She had a twin brother named Sean who died in 2002.
Associated With
She and Kerri-Anne Payne are both famous marathon swimmers.
