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August 7, 1987: Lynne Cox Became the First Person to Swim From the United States to the Soviet Union
August 7, 1987: Lynne Cox Became the First Person to Swim From the United States to the Soviet Union

Her swim across the frigid Bering Strait was considered an important moment in the thawing of tensions between the long-time rival Cold War nations.

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