Claim: Antonio Argüelles was the first to receive the First Triple Crown in 1999; then the second in 2009; one year before Tina Neill's First Triple Crown in 2008.
Evidence: Tina Neill 2008 The Mexican Antonio Argüelles was the first swimmer to achieve this, his first Triple Crown in 1999 and the second in 2009. 
Antonio Argüelles 2009 2008 Tina Neill