Mimi Hughes
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Mimi Hughes is an American long-distance swimmer who began her long-distance swims by crossing the Bering Strait
. She has since swum the lengths of the Tennessee,Danube
, Drava, and Mura Rivers. Mimi dedicates her swims to a variety of causes: understanding between nations (the Bering Strait), environmental awareness (Tennessee, Danube, Drava, and Mura Rivers), and lifeskills' training and education for women and girls (Ohio River, 2010).
Declared one of the most important women of the last 100 years by Für Sie magazine, Mimi's philosophy encourages each individual to envision change and then take action.
Bering Strait
The Bering Strait , known to natives as Imakpik, is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, the easternmost point of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the westernmost point of the North American continent, with latitude of about 65°40'N,...
. She has since swum the lengths of the Tennessee,Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
, Drava, and Mura Rivers. Mimi dedicates her swims to a variety of causes: understanding between nations (the Bering Strait), environmental awareness (Tennessee, Danube, Drava, and Mura Rivers), and lifeskills' training and education for women and girls (Ohio River, 2010).
Declared one of the most important women of the last 100 years by Für Sie magazine, Mimi's philosophy encourages each individual to envision change and then take action.