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Special Achievements
- 1989 - She became the youngest person and fastest Australian to swim the English Channel.
- 1991 - She was the fastest person to complete a return swim across the Channel.
- 1991, 1992, 1994 - She won the Manhattan Island swim race.
- In 1993, the Maroneys became the first family to swim the English Channel.
- 1993 - Received the Order of Australia Medal.
- 1996 - She was awarded the Victorian Young Achiever of the Year, by the Asthma Foundation.
- 1997 - Maroney was the first person to complete a 180 km swim from Cuba to Florida.
- 1997 - Received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the New South Wales Government.
- 1997 - She was inducted into the International Hall of Fame for her accomplishments. 1998 - She swam a record 197 km from Mexico to Cuba, the longest distance ever swum without flippers in the open sea, in 38 hours and 33 minutes.
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- Maroney made the Guiness Book of Records for the longest distance swum in 24 hours (93.6 km) and was twice inducted into the International Hall of Swimming Fame.
