Olympic pool swimmers and open-water swimming?

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I just saw this article "Swimmer’s death leaves open questions": "Asked if he’d ever try the event, US swimmer Michael Phelps said, “Not a chance, no way. I won’t do open water.’’ I'm a bit surprised. Is he scared of the dangers of open water? Or is he technically competitive in open water? :rolleyes: Have there been any swimmers who won both pool medal and open-water medal in world events?
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  • "Greta Andersen, one of swimming’s greatest heroines who not only won an Olympic gold medal and silver medal, but also won three professional English Channel races and numerous other professional marathon swims around the world." Apparently, yes there are!
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  • "Greta Andersen, one of swimming’s greatest heroines who not only won an Olympic gold medal and silver medal, but also won three professional English Channel races and numerous other professional marathon swims around the world." Apparently, yes there are!
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