Lynne Cox 1987 - was first.
Elena Guseva from Berezniki, Russia at 1998 - she was 17 years old at that time. She prepared for that for 2 years. Water temperature was 4.8 degrees Celsius.
yes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/7/newsid_2528000/2528217.stm
The water from Alaska to Russia , it's SO cold any time of year that you can die from hypothermia in matter of minutes without a survival suit.
No, but Lynne cox swam 2 miles to the diolomede (sorry if i spelled that wrong) islands.
yes
YES
No. But Russia owned Alaska.
Alaska was bought from Russia.
Alaska was originally owned by Russia.
The Bering Strait separates Alaska from Russia
yes Alaska's land was once owned by Russia. yes Alaska's land was once owned by Russia.
it was first with russia (ussr) but then it sold alaska after the cold war to USA .
Alaska Alaska
Alaska...... good luck to those of you who are doing the crossword puzzle!! :)
No land connection exists between Russia and Alaska.
William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Alaska,because Alaska was once apart of the Russian country.But then Russia sold Alaska to the U.S.
Alaska is the U.S. state that is the closest to Russia. Russia is west of Alaska across the Bering Strait.