site.btaDecember 20, 1998: Miriona Moeva Sets Record for 24-Hour Pool Swim
Miriona Moeva after her accomplishment, Sofia, December 20, 1998 (BTA Archive/Emanuela Zaharieva)
Twenty-six years ago Friday, Bulgarian Miriona Moeva set a record for 24-hour marathon swim in a pool.
She swam 85.617 km in 24 hours in the swimming pool of the Sports Palace in central Sofia, becoming the first women to achieve that.
She applies
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