Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States (12 May 1997). Swam a record from Mexico to Cuba, covering the longest distance at the time swum without flippers in open sea, in 38 hours and 33 minutes (1 June 1998). The longest distance ever swum without flippers in open sea is 225 km (139.8 miles) by Croatian Veljko Rogosic across the Adriatic Sea from Grado to Riccione (both Italy) from 29 to 31 August 2006. The attempt took him 50 hours 10 mins. The distance swum is by GPS. Completed 160 km swim from Jamaica to Cuba (15 September 1999). During Hurricane Floyd, a category 4 hurricane. Personal life Susie Maroney is the daughter of Norm Maroney, former Assistant Commissioner of New South Wales Police. Her brother Michael is a former police officer and a junior triathlon champion. Her twin brother Sean, also a triathlete, died in 2002 after falling from a balcony in Honolulu. She gave birth to a daughter, Paris Seana Maroney, on 19 June 2008. The baby's father, Maroney's estranged husband Robert Daniels, engaged a solicitor to legally challenge her name because it excluded his surname. Maroney later married Darren May, a furniture maker. She gave birth to a daughter, named Capri, on 1 September 2010. Maroney and May separated when Maroney was pregnant with his second child. In November 2016, Susie married Perry Cross, a former rugby union footballer and a quadriplegic since the age of 19, after an injury caused by a tackle during a Queensland Rugby Union trial. They separated after about a year. On 22 February 2016, it was revealed in New Idea magazine that she had been diagnosed with melanoma. References External links nesher.com.au: Susie Manhattan Island Foundation, bio The Competitive Ocean, ABC Radio National, The Sports Factor, 5 June 1998 Australia Day Awards 2005 Guest Speaker, Huon Valley Council 1974 births Living people English Channel swimmers Australian female swimmers Australian long-distance swimmers Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Swimmers with cerebral palsy Australian disabled sportspeople People from the Sutherland Shire Sportswomen from New South Wales Swimmers from Sydney Australian Survivor contestants Manhattan Island swimmers