International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees (by Country)

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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees (By Country)

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Argentina

Antonio Abertondo, 1964Alfredo Camarero, 1978Pedro A Candiotti, 1965Silvia Beatrz Dalotto, 2005Diego Degano, 1995Lilian Harrison, 1973Horacio Iglesias, 1968Annette Kellerman, 1965Carlos Larriera, 1969Gustavo Oriozabala, 2001Claudio Plit, 1981

Australia

Cavill Family, 1967Chris Guesdon, 2009Susie Maroney, 2005Linda McGill, 1968Penny Palfrey, 2009Des Renford, 1978Shelley Taylor-Smith, 1990Annette Kellerman, 1965James Pittar, 2009Richard Campion, 2010Rottnes Channel Swim Association, 2010

Belgium

Annemie Landmeters, 1991

BrazilAbilio Couto, 2001Igor De Sousa, 2004

BulgariaPetar Stoychev, 2009

CanadaJacques Amyot, 1995Marilyn Bell, 1967Lynn Blouin, 2004Christine Cossette, 1982Robert Cossette, 2004George Duthie, 1966Helge Jensen, 1970Vicki Keith Munro, 2003Cliff Lumsdon, 1969Cynthia Nicholas, 1978Gilles Potvin, 2006Gus Ryder, 1981Greg Steppel, 1996Patty Thompson, 1969

Margaret Park Wisniski, 2000

George Young, 1963

ChinaFeng Yao-Hsien, 1973

CroatiaVicko Soljan, 2007

CubaJose Cortinas, 1967

DenmarkGreta Andersen, 1964

Helge Jensen, 1970

EgyptAbdul Latif Abou Heif, 1964Ishak Helmy, 1980Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz, 2007Shadia El Rageb, 1971Hassan Abdel Rheim, 1966General Sabry, 1965Major General Ahmed Zorkani, 1973

FranceAnne Chagnaud, 1998

Stphane Lecat, 2007

GermanyPeggy Buchse, 2003Otto Kammerich, 1968Britta Kamrau, 2009Ernest Vierkoetter, 1978Christof Wandratsch, 2004

Great BritainTom Blower, 1964Dr. Julie Bradshaw, 2006Reg Bricknell, Sr., 2003British Long Distance Swimming Association, 2002Tom Burgess, 1983Sir William (Billy) Edmund Butlin, 1963Lord Byron, 1982The Channel Swimming Association, 1996Lyndon Dunsbee, 1988Maurice Ferguson, 2003Gerald Forsberg, 1965Rosemary George, 2003Mercedes Gleitze, 1969Elaine Gray, 1971


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Captain Leonard Hutchinson, 2004Carole Hunt, 1994Sarah Hunt, 1994William J. Long, 2004Sunny Lowry, 2009Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, 2005David Morgan, 1983Kevin Murphy, 1977

Marc Newman, 1988Michael Oram, 2005Roger Parsons, 1997Valerie Parsons, 1989Michael P. Read, 1978Francis Frank Richards, 2004Ray Scott, 1983Audrey Scott, 1983Mervyn Sharp, 2006Brenda Sherratt, 1970John Slater, 1980Joe Smith, 2005Trevor Smith, 1998

Alison Streeter M.B.E., 1985Freda Streeter, 2005Dr. Chris Stockdale, 1992Duncan Taylor, 2005Norman Trusty, 2003Carl Walker, 2005Tom Watch, 1986Barry Watson, 1973Captain Mathew Webb, 1963Dave Whyte, 2007Jaberz Wolffe, 1968Bridget Young, 1988

GreeceJason Zirganos, 1971

HungaryAttila Molnar, 1998Magda Molnar, 1985Imre Szenasi, 1973

IndiaMihir Sen, 1966Tanarath Narayan Shenoy, 1987

IrelandTed Keenan, 1984

Billy Wallace, 1999

ItalyLello Barbuto, 1992Paolo Donaggio, 1980Enrico Tiraboschi, 1971Giulio Travaglio, 1966

JapanYuko Matsuzaki, 2010

MexicoNora Toledano Cadena, 2006

NetherlandsEdith van Dijk, 2007Judith van Berkel-de Njis, 1964Johannes Johan Schans, 1970Jan Van Scheyndal, 1985

Irene Van der Laan, 1985Willy Van Rysal, 2002Monique Wildschut, 1993Herman Willemsee, 1963

New ZealandBarrie Davenport, 1968Philip Rush, 1985

PakistanBrojen Das, 1965

Peru

Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti Carpayo, 2005

PortugalBatista Pereira, 1971

RussiaAleksey Akatyev, 2009Yuri Kudinov, 2009

SpainDavid Meca Medina, 2009Roger Parsons, 1997Valerie Parsons, 1989

Montserrat Tresserras, 1970Maria Luisa Cabaeros Sanchez de Leon, 2009

SwitzerlandFdration Internationale de Natation Amateur(FINA), 1994

TurkeyErsin Aydin, 1979

United Arab EmiratesAlawi Makki, 1979Nasser el Shazly, 1979

USADavid Alleva, 1992Greta Andersen, 1964Paul Asmuth, 1982Tina Bischoff, 1983Dr. Harry H. Briggs, 1997Sid Cassidy, 2005Florence Chadwick, 1966David Stevens Clark, 2004James "Doc" Counsilman, 1981


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Lynne Cox, 1982William Forest Buck Dawson, 1993Penny Lee Dean, 1980James Doty, 2002Robert Dowling, 1970Gertrude Ederle, 1963Jon Erikson, 1981Ted Erikson, 1978

Benjamin Franklin, 1983Joe Grossman, 1979Ashby "Bud" Harper, 1984Tom Hetzel, 1980Chad Hundeby, 1996Captain Tim Johnson, 2006Peter Jurzynski, 2005Marian Cassidy Keen, 1997James Kegley, 1991Jerry Kerschner, 1978John Kinsella, 1978May Looney, 1984Marcella A. MacDonald, PDM, 2005

Dennis Matuch, 1977Jim Moran, 1985Eva Morrison, 1973Steven Munatones, 2002Keo Nakama, 1967Paul E. Jerry Nason, 1974Marvin Duke Nelson, 1979Martha Norelius, 1984Diana Nyad, 1978Tom Park, 1968Dale Petranech, 1995Francis Frank Pritchard, 2009

Karen Burton Reeder, 1999Julie Ridge, 1985Norman Ross, 1984Charlotte Lottie Schoemmell, 1968Charles Red Silva, 1978Carol Sing, 2000Marty Sinn, 1963John Sigmund, 1965

David Smith, 1969Skip Storch, 2009Henry Sullivan, 1968Stella Taylor, 1982Bert Thomas, 1969James Toomey, 1971James Whelan, 2001Johnny Weissmuller, 1970Conrad Wennerberg, 1977Ralph Willard, 1981Steve Wozniak, 1979William Wrigley, Jr., 1964John York, 1989

David Yudovin, 1999Charles Zibleman, 1966Dr. Harry Huffaker, 2010Anne Cleveland, 2010Francis Crippen, 2010William Bill Goll, 2010Drury Gallagher, 2010NYC Swim, 2010Catalina Channel Swimming Association, 2010

YugoslaviaVeljko Rogosic, 1998Vicko Soljan, 2007

Short Bios

1. Aleksey Akatyev (also Alexei Akatiev), Russia, 2009Aleksey (Alexei) was the first Russian to transition from a world-class pool swimmer to a world-classmarathon swimmer. After competing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in Atlanta in two events, he won the5K and 25 races at the 1998 World Swimming Championships. He later established an open waterschool in Russia and served as the Russian national open water swim coach. At the 2000 World OpenWater Swimming Championships, he not only coached the team (including the Russian 5K gold medalistand 25K gold medalist), but also swam to a bronze medal in the 25K, just over a minute slower than theswimmer he was coaching. He won the following medals at the FINA World Championships: 1994 25Kbronze, 1998 5K gold, 1998 25K gold, 1998 5K team silver, 2000 25K bronze. He won the following

medals at the LEN European Championships: 1995 5K gold, 1995 25K gold, 1996 5K gold, 1996 25Kgold, 1999 5K silver, 1999 25K gold. He won the following medals on the FINA World Cup Series: 199930K gold in Lake Ohrid (Macedonia), 2000 25K gold in Bled (Slovenia), 2000 30K bronze in Lake Ohrid(Macedonia).

2. Antonio Abertondo, Argentina, 1964From 1942 to 1961, Antonio swam many marathon swims in Argentina. In 1946, he successfully crossedRio de la Plata in 29+ hours. His five English Channel crossings were in the 1950 and 1951 Daily Mailraces, the 1954 Butlin race and in 1961 when he became the first person to do a double-crossing of theEnglish Channel in 43 hours and 10 minutes (with a four-minute onshore rest).


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3. David Alleva, USA, 1992David was a professional marathon swimmer in the 1990s who finished second in the 40K (25 -mile)Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean in 10 hours and 19 minutes in 1991 and in 10 hours and 28minutes in the 1993 Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean race. He was third in the 57K (36-mile)Santa Fe-Coronda river swim in Argentina in 7 hours and 9 minutes in 1990.

4. Jacques Amyot, Canada, 1995Jacques was the first person to swim across lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 1955. His efforts lead to

the formation of la Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean, one of the worlds longest and best organizedprofessional marathon swimming races. On July 23rd, 1955, seven swimmers signed up for the firstcrossing of la Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean, but only Jacques finished the 26K (16-mile) swimin 11 hours and 32 minutes.

5. Greta Andersen, USA, 1964Greta won a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle and a silver medal in 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay inthe 1948 Olympics. She was fourth in 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay and eighth in the 400-meter freestyleat the 1952 Olympics. She held world records from 100 yards in 1949 to 50 miles in 1962, from Chicagoto Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. She won 13 world championships and set 72 amateur swimming records.Greta swam the English Channel five times, winning the famous Butlin English Channel Race twice in1957 and 1958 in 10 hours and 59 minutes, and winning the womens event from 1957 to 1959. Shecompleted a double-crossing of the English Channel and was the first person to complete a double-

crossing of the Catalina Channel in 1958 in 26 hours and 53 minutes.

She was the first women in the 1956 16K (10-mile) Salton Sea marathon swim in the California, USAdesert, a 24K (15-mile) Huntington Beach-to-Long Beach swim in 1957, a 42K (26-mile) swim inGuaymas, Mexico that took her 12 hours in 1957, the 36K (22.5-mile) Around the Island Swim in AtlanticCity, USA in 12 hours and 36 minutes in 1957, the 24K (15-mile) Owen Sound Marathon in Canada in 6hours and 15 minutes in 1957, the Around the Island Swim in Atlantic City, USA in 1958, in 1959 in 11hours and 7 minutes and 1963 the 30.5K (19-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac Memphrmagog in1958 in Canada.

Greta won the 42K (26-mile) professional marathon swim in Guaymas, Mexico in 1958 and did an 11hour and 7 minute single-crossing of the Catalina Channel in 1958. She also won the 80.4K (50-mile)World Long Distance Open Water Swimming Championship in 1962 in Lake Michigan. She truly earned

her title of the Worlds Greatest Female Swimmer.

6. Paul Asmuth, USA, 1982Paul won seven World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation titles between 1980 and 1985 and in1988. He finished an incredible 59 professional marathon swimming races. He won six 42K (26-mile)Traverse internationale du Lac Memphrmagog in Canada and was named Athlete of the Decade(1990s) by the Atlantic City Press(New Jersey, USA).

Paul won the 36K (22.5-mile) Around the Island Swim in Atlantic City, USA an unprecedented eight timesin water ranging between the high 50Fs to the low 80Fs. He won the 34K (21-mile) Traverseinternationale du Lac St-Jean professional race from 19801984 in Canada, the 64K (40-mile) race from1985 to 1989 and the 40K (25-mile) race from 1990 to 1992. He set a record of 17 hours and 6 minutesin 1989 in the 64K (40-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean race in Canada. He won the

professional 32K (20-mile)Maratona del Golfo - Capri Napoliin Italy three times and set the courserecord of 6 hours and 35 minutes. He was a 4-time winner of the 27K (17-mile) Les Quatorze swim in50F water and set the record of 5 hours and 35 minutes in 1981. His solo swims include three EnglishChannel crossings including setting the mens record, the 50K (31-mile) Nantucket-to-Cape Cod (the onlyperson to swim the course) and the first person to circumnavigate the 45K (28-mile) Manhattan Islandcircumnavigation in under seven hours.

Paul was also inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

7. Ersin Aydin, Turkey, 1979Ersin successfully swam the English Channel twice and in both directions. He swam from France to
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England in 16 hours and 40 minutes in 1975 and from England to France in 13 hours and 40 minutes in1977.

8. Lello Barbuto, Italy, 1992

Lello is the long-time race organizer of the professional 36K (22-mile)Maratona del Golfo - CapriNapoliSwim. He was the first president of the International Marathon Swimming Association. Under hisleadership, the sport of professional marathon swimming enjoyed a strong resurgence and the WorldSeries of Marathon Swimming was established.

9. Marilyn Bell, Canada, 196716-year-old Marilyn was the first person to swim 51.4K (32 miles) across Lake Ontario in 1953. As a 17-year-old, she became the youngest English Channel swimmer for a period of eight years. She swam fromCap Gris Nez, France to East Wear Bay, England in July 1955.

10.Tina Bischoff, USA, 1983Tina swam the English Channel in 1976 in 9 hours and 3 minutes, only seven minutes slower than thefastest crossing of that year.

11. Tom Blower, Great Britain, 1964Tom made three successful English Channel crossings. In 1937, he swam from Cape Griz Nez, France toAbbots Cliff, England in 13 hours and 31 minutes. In 1948, he swam from Archcliffe Beach, making him

second person to swim the English Channel both ways in 15 hours and 26 minutes and was nicknamed'Torpedo Tom'. In 1951, he swam the first leg of an abandoned double-crossing in 18 hours and 42minutes.In 1947, he became the first man to swim the Irish Channel from Donghadee, Ireland to Portpatrich,Scotland in 15 hours and 31 minutes. He was also the Morcambe Cross Bay Championship winner in1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938.

12. Lynn Blouin, Canada, 2004Lynn has been in marathon swimming administration for nearly 20 years. She began as a staff person forthe professional 42K (26-mile) Traverse Internationale du Lac Memphrmagog in Quebec, Canada androse to the position of President and Race Director from 1993-1995.

Lynn also helped form the International Marathon Swimming Federation which later became the

International Marathon Swimming Association. She was active in conducting many world events from1997 to 2002 as General Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Association. She is alsoserves as the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Vice President.

13. Dr. Julie Bradshaw, MBE, Great Britain, 2006 Dr. Bradshaw holds 14 world records for long distance and Channel swimming dating from 1979. Shewas awarded MBE in New Years Honours list 2006 for Services to swimming and charity. Since the ageof 15 years old, Dr. Bradshaw has raised many thousands of pounds for charity. The money raised fromChannel swim in 1979, began the Fylde Hospice in Blackpool. She serves as a Director on the Board ofThe Channel Swimming Association where she is also the Assistant Secretary. Her world records includethe first triple-crossing of Loch Ness in 32 hours and 34 minutes in 2005, relay double-crossing of theEnglish Channel in 19 hours and 7 minutes in 2004, butterfly crossing of the English Channel in 14 hoursand 18 minutes in 2002, butterfly crossing of 16.8K (10.5-mile) Lake Windermere in 6 hours and 7minutes in 1991, and a 67.5K (42-mile) quadruple crossing of Lake Windermere in 21 hours and 17minutes.

14. Reg Bricknell, Sr., Great Britain, 2003For 30 years until his death in 1982, Reg was one of the most successful English Channel pilots. Hepiloted 83 solo swims of which 39 were successful. He also took 12 one-way relays and the first two-wayrelay, all of which were successful. Among those he piloted into the record books were Penny Lee Dean,Helge Jensen, Tina Bischoff and Lynne Cox. He was also the pilot for most of Des Renford's King of theChannel swims.

15. Reg Brickell, Jr., Great Britain, 2009
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16. Ray Brickell, Great Britain, 2009Reg and Ray have served as English Channel pilots under the guidance of their father Reg over thecourse of four decades. Reg started work with his father at the age of 16 in 1967 and his brother alsostarted at the age of 16 years, 3 years later. In 1981, they took over the running of the boat from theirfather. On average, the brothers take up to 30 swimmers each season across the English Channel,including escorts for several world record swims. Like their father, they remain very involved with theChannel Swimming Association.

17. Dr. Harry H. Briggs, USA, 1997Dr. Briggs was the first to swim from Corsica to Sardinia in 1955 and was the first to complete a swimacross Lake Erie from Sandusky, Ohio, USA to Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada in 1957 in 35 hours and 55minutes. A political science instructor known as The Paddlin Professor, he became the first person toswim 58K (36 miles) across Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, USA. Dr. Briggs completed 43marathon swims over the course of his career. At the age of 76, he swam 16K (10 miles) across LakeSunapee as a fundraiser and continues to do fundraising open water swims into his 90s.

18. British Long Distance Swimming Association, Great Britain, 2002 The trail-blazing British Long Distance Swimming Association started to conduct its annualchampionships in Lake Windermere in 1957. After an affiliation with the Irish Long Distance SwimmingAssociation, the Lake Windermere Championship expanded to accept competitors from Australia, Israel,

USA, Canada, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Ireland, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Holland, Belgium and many othercountries.

Since 1964, the 25K (15.5-mile) International Long-Distance Swimming Championships have been heldin Lake Windermere. In 1986, the first 25K (15.5-mile) World Cup Long Distance SwimmingChampionships were held under the auspices of FINA and run regularly thereafter.

Over the years, the British Long Distance Swimming Association has held the Windermere Two-Way,Derwentwater Senior and Coniston Senior, Morecambe Cross Bay, Champion of Champions,Derwentwater Junior, Lynn Regis, Wykham Lake Junior and Senior, the Waterloo Junior, RivingtonReservoir Senior, Veterans, Junior and Novice events, and the Millennium Celebration Championships.

19. Tom Burgess, Great Britain, 1983

Tom, who was a 1900 Olympic swimmer, became the second man to swim the English Channel in 22hours and 35 minutes in 1911 on his 14th attempt.

20. Peggy Buchse, Germany, 2003Peggy won the German National Championship 5K (3.1 miles) and tried the 25K (15.5 miles) at theEuropean Open Water Swimming Championships. She eventually won two European 25K (15.5-mile)Championships and placed as second in the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships. Shealso won 14 races on the FINA Marathon Swimming Cup Series.

21. Sir William (Billy) Edmund Butlin, Great Britain, 1963 Between 1953 and 1959, Sir Butlin organized and sponsored the International Channel races across theEnglish Channel to great worldwide fanfare.

22. Lord Byron, Great Britain, 1982

Lord Byron was one of the earliest pioneers of open water swimming. On May 3, 1810, Lord Byron swamthe Hellespont, emulating the legendary Greek Leander. Byron swam 6.4K (4 miles) in one hour and tenminutes. He also swam in the length of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

23. Maria Luisa Cabaeros Sanchez de Leon, Spain, 2009 Maria set three Strait of Gibraltar records from Spain to Africa, from Africa to Spain and a double-crossing. She competed in professional marathon swims in Italy, Argentina, Canada, USA, Macedonia,Brazil and Mexico.


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24. Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico, 2006Nora was the first and only Mexican and first Latin American woman and sixth person to complete adouble-crossing of the English Channel. She crossed the English Channel six times individually in 1992,1994, 1997 and 2005, and five times on a relay. She has swam 45K (28 miles) from Akumal to Cozumelin Mexico, 70K (43.4 miles) from Cozumel to Cancun in Mexico, 48K (29.8 miles) around ManhattanIsland in New York, USA and won the 3K (1.8 miles) at the 2005 World Masters Games. She coachedgive Mexican English Channel Swimmers from Mexico and is the co-author with Antonio Argelles ofEndless Blue, an open water swimming book. She organized the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup

in Cancn (Mexico) and was nominated in 1994, 1997 and 2005 to receive the National Sports Award inMexico.

25. Alfredo Camarero, Argentina, 1978Alfredo twice swam the English Channel. He won the Billy Butlin International Channel race from Franceto England in 11 hours and 43 minutes in 1959 and the 1960 race from France to England in 12 hoursand 23 minutes. He also won the 36K (22.5-mile) Around the Island Swim in Atlantic City, USA in 12hours and 17 minutes in 1957.

25. Richard Dick Campion, Australia, 2010Richard was a world championship individual and team gold medal coach and has promoted open waterswimming globally since 1967.

After he competed in the 1960 Olympics, he competed on the professional marathon swimming circuit inItaly (1975 and 1976 Capri-Napoli Marathon Swim), Canada (1975 Traversee Internationale du lac St-Jean, 1975 Lac La Tuque 24-hour Swim, 1976 lac Chibougamau Marathon), He won the 1976 AustralianOpen Water Swimming Championships in the year he was elected President of the World ProfessionalMarathon Swimming Federation. He also served as the President of the Australian Marathon SwimmingFederation from 1977-1979 and was a member of the Australian Open Water Swimming Committee from1988-2001 during which time he wrote the Open Water Swimming handler and trainer's 25K manual,suitable for 25k, adopted by Australian Swimming and organized the 1999 Pan Pacific Open WaterChampionships. From 1989-1998, he was the national open water swimming coach for Australia wherehe coached swimmers to gold, silver and bronze at the 1991 and 1998 World Swimming Championships,the 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and several international competitions in Italy, France,Canada and the USA. He designed the Australian Swimming 16K Grand Prix Series and, from 1990-1996, he was the Chief Presenter of Open Water Swimming Coaching at Australian National Coaching

Conferences and coached a 93K world record 4-person relay from Malta to Sicily in 1996 and EnglishChannel and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim athletes.

26. Pedro A Candiotti, Argentina, 1965Pedro, known as the Shark of Quilla Creek, swam from 1922 to1946, primarily in Argentina riversincluding a 390K (242-mile) swim between March 14 and 17, 1930 from Goya to Santa Fe in a total timeof 66 hours and 15 minutes down the River Plate. He tried 17 times to swim 328K (204 miles) fromRosario to Buenos Aires in Argentina, but failed with his last attempt of 74 hours and 30 minutes. Hislongest swim was 84 hours in length when he swam 452K (281 miles) down the Parana River from SantaFe to Zarate in Argentina.

27. Sid Cassidy, USA, 2005As a swimmer, Sid was ranked fourth as a professional marathon swimmer in 1979. He swam several36K (22.5-mile) Around-the-Island Marathon Swims in Atlantic City, USA and competed in professional

marathon races in Chicago, Canada and Egypt. He both coached and swam on a record-setting double-crossing of the English Channel by the USA Swimming National Team in 1990.

He served as the USA Swimming National Open Water Coach for five years, was race director for sixinternational marathon swims and the FINA Open Water World Cup events at Atlantic City, USA.

Sids greatest influence in the sport has been achieved as a result of his work as chairman of the FINATechnical Open Water Swimming Committee where he has oversight of the FINA 10K MarathonSwimming World Cup circuit, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series and the FINA WorldOpen Water Swimming Championships. Under his leadership, marathon swimming was added to the


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Olympic program at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. He was the official starter ofthe first Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has helped standardize andprofessionalize the judging and staging of marathon swims around the world. Sid received highest awardby USA Swimming in 2009.

28. Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, USA, 2010The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation is the governing body in California's Catalina Channel whosemission is to promote interest in Catalina Channel Swimming, furnish information to and advise those

intending to make the swim,promote the safety and welfare of the swimmer, observe and authenticatepersons who swim the Catalina Channel and gather and preserve historical Catalina Channel Swimmingdata. Since the first crossing in 1927, there have been 199 successful solo swimmers and 70 successfulrelays.

29. Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti Carpayo, Peru, 2005Daniel participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympicsand 1948 London Olympics. Daniel was the first South American to cross the English Channel in 1947and also crossed in 1951 in the Daily Mail Race in 13 hours and 50 minutes. He crossed the River Platein 1945, 1977 and 1982 when he was 72 years old. He held national titles in Chile and Argentina. TheNational Swimming Pool in Lima, Peru is named after him. He was the first person to cross the Strait ofGibraltar in 1948, 1977 and 1988 (when he was 78 years old). In 1947, he was awarded the Order of theSun as a Great Master by the President of Peru and the Recognition Award by the Peruvian Institute of

Sports.

30. Cavill Family, Australia, 1967The Cavill Family consists of two generations of six colorful champion swimmers (1897 1938) whopromoted swimming and set national and regional records.

Fred (Father):Royal Humane Society, received four medals for life saving; missed completing EnglishChannel swim by 50 yards when boatman refused to land at night.Ernest: World record holder in the 1000-yard freestyle and "World Title" series winner in England againstAmerican champion McCusker.Charles: First man to cross the Golden Gate.Percy: Won 4 Australian National Championships and set world records in the 440 yards and 5-milefreestyle. Taught swimming for 15 years in America;

Arthur: Stunt swimmer who crossed rivers with both hands and feet tied. He died from exposure,attempting to swim across Seattle Harbor.Syd: Won 1 Australian Championship and coached at San Francisco Olympic Club.Dick: Won 18 Australian titles and 2 English titles. Toured America as Father Neptune in a stage act andwas influential in the development of independent arm stroke and leg kick of the crawl stroke. Died of aheart attack during a swimming demonstration in 1938.

31. Florence Chadwick, USA, 1966Florence was a typist and swimming coach from California. At 32 years old, she became the first womanto swim from England to France in 1951. It is reported that she swum from Cap Gris Nez, France toSouth Foreland, England in 1950. Her three England-to-France swims each set a record for the fastesttime, including her 16 hour and 22 minutes crossing in 1951, her 1953 crossing and her 13 hours and 55minute crossing in October, 1955. On her last three successful swims she also attempted a double-crossing, but gave up on the return leg on each occasion. In 1952, she also successfully crossed the

Catalina Channel in 13 hours and 45 minutes.

32. Anne Chagnaud, France, 1998Anne was the dominant female swimmer in the early 1990s. She won every race on the professionalcircuit and placed high at the FINA World Championships. She also won the 25K European Open WaterSwimming Championships in 1993.

33. Channel Swimming Association, Great Britain, 1996The Channel Swimming Association was the primary organization that started the sport of marathonswimming. Its rules have served not only its own purposes, but also have provided models for the


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national and international rules of many federations and other governing bodies in the sport. TheManhattan Island Swimming Association, Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and Santa BarbaraChannel Swimming Association have emulated the Channel Swimming Associations organization andrules.

34. David Stevens Clark, USA, 2004As a swimmer, coach, paddler, or Catalina Channel Swimming Federation observer, David took part inover half of all Catalina Channel swims between 1984 and 2004.

David swam the English Channel in 1988 and has coached four other English Channel swimmers and sixCatalina Channel swimmers and many other swimmers attempting marathon swims all over the world.He has advised and assisted many other open water swimmers with all aspects of their preparation formarathon swims, including training, mental preparation, nutrition, safety, navigation, pilot boats andassembling a support crew.

David teaches workshops on escorting open water swimmers, including presentations at the USASwimming Open Water Training Camp. His technical innovations include feeding systems, theintroduction of kayaks for escorting swimmers, and the development of navigation tools and trainingmaterials for the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation.

35. Anne Cleveland, USA, 2010After being pulled from the water in her first channel swim attempt at the age of 43 in the Catalina

Channel, Anne has come back from that disappointment in victorious fashion.

Anne has crossed the Maui Channel (4:09 in 2000 and 5:22 in 2001), the Catalina Channel Normal(10:15 in 2001), the English Channel (12:32 in 2002, a two-way in 28:36 in 2004 and 11:33 in 2007) andthe Pacific Swim 10K in Fiji (2:41 in 2008). She became the oldest person, at the age of 48, to make atwo-way crossing of the English Channel for which she received the Channel Swimming & PilotingFederation Award for the Most Meritorious Swim by a Woman. She has also participated in a two-wayCatalina Channel relay (2000), a one-way Catalina Channel relay (2003), a 52F (11C) relay swim in theHaro Straits in Canada, and relay swims in San Diego. Anne served as President of the La Jolla CoveSwim Club (2001-2002), as a volunteer Observer for the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation andserved as an Official Observer on English Channel swims in 2002 and 2004.

36. Jose Cortinas, Cuba, 1967

Jose Cortinas completed a 28 hour and 55 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel in 1952.

37. Christine Cossette, Canada, 1982In 1984, Christine, a 22-year old Canadian swimmer, became the first person to complete a 64K (39.7-mile) double-crossing of lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 18 hours and 27 minutes, leading to an annualdouble-crossing race from 1985 to 1989. After completing the first leg in 9 hours and 29 minutes, sheswam the second leg in 8 hours and 59 minutes.

38. Robert Cossette, Canada, 2004Despite being crippled in one leg by polio, Robert participated in the 32K (19.8-mile) Traverseinternationale du lac St-Jean from 1955 to 1965, the 32K (19.8-mile) Traverse de la Manche fromAngleterre France, the 51K (32-mile) Traverse du Lac Ontario (Marathon de Brading), the Ste-Anne deBeaupr, the 70K (44-mile) Montral swim, the 35K (22-mile) Around Atlantic City Swim, the 16K (10-mile) Trois-Rivires Swim, the Marathon de lExpo de Toronto, the Lac Simon Swim, the Dtroit de Juan

de Fuca and La Gilman Chibougamau Swim. He was the first person to swim 37K (23 miles) fromChicoutimi to Bagotville in the Saguenay River in Canada that resulted in the annual la Descente ouremonte du Saguenay numerous times. He was president from 1973 to 1988 of the Marathon duSaguenay and trained several swimmers for la Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean and 37K (23-mile)la Descente du Saguenay.

39. James "Doc" Counsilman, USA, 1981Doc was the world-renowned coach from the University of Indiana who became the oldest man to crossthe English Channel in 1979. His well-documented effort made headlines and brought marathonswimming to the attention of the entire world.


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40. Abilio Couto, Brazil, 2001Abilio swam from France to England and, with only 14 days rest, swam the other way from England toFrance in 12 hours and 49 minutes to set a world record in 1959. He was the first Brazilian and the SouthAmerican to swim the English Channel.He won eight International Long-Distance Swimming Federation events from 1959 to 1975 and was thefour-time overall champion in 1959, 1961, 1963 and 1967. He was instrumental in the establishment ofthe first Brazil National Open Water Championships and many other events including the 25K (15.5-mile)

Ilhhabella-Caraguatauba swim. He swam the English Channel three times including his 1959 England-to-France record. He unofficially crossed the Catalina Channel in 1968 as well as the Strait of Gibraltar in1965, Lake Michigan in 1965, the Suez Canal in 1974, the Nile River in 1975, Mar del Plata in 1960 andLake Ontario in 1960. It is estimated that Abilio swam more than 40,000K (28,854 miles) during hiscareer.

41. Lynne Cox, USA, 1982In 1971, at age 14 Lynne swam across the Catalina Channel in 12 hours and 36 minutes. In 1972, sheswam across the English Channel, setting a mens and womens records in 9 hours and 57 minutes. In1973, she re-set the English Channel records in 9 hours and 36 minutes. In 1974, she broke the mensand womens records across the Catalina Channel in 8 hours and 48 minutes. In 1975, she became thefirst woman to swim across the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand in 12hours and 2 minutes. In 1976, she broke the men's and women's record for swimming the Oresund

between Denmark and Sweden in 5 hours and 9 minutes. She broke the men's and women's record forswimming across the Kattegut between Norway to Sweden in a time of 6 hours and 16 minutes. In 1976,she became the first person to swim across the 42F waters of the Strait of Magellan in 1 hour and 2minutes. In 1977, she became the first person to swim between three of the Aleutian Islands and the firstperson to swim 12.8K (8 miles) around the Cape of Good Hope in a time of 3 hours and 3 minutes. In1980, she swam around Joga-shima Island in Japan. In 1983, she swam across the three Lakes of NewZealands Southern Alps. In 1984, she swam across 12 major waterways across the U.S. In 1985, sheswam Around the World in 80 Days by swimming 12 extremely challenging waterways some that hadnever been attempted. In 1987, she became the first person to swim across the Bering Strait betweenthe Big Diomede Island and the Little Diomede Island in 40F water in 2 hours and 6 minutes. In 1988,she became the first person to swim across Lake Baikal. In 1990, she completed an unprecedentedcrossing of the Beagle Channel between Argentina and Chile. In 1990, she swam across the Spree Riverbetween the newly united German Republics. In 1992, Lynne became the first person to swim across

Lake Titicaca from Bolivia to Peru. In 1994, she swam through the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt to Israel andfrom Israel to Jordan. In 2002, she became the first person to swim 1.9K (1.2 miles) in Antarctica from aship to Neko Harbor in a time of 25 minutes in 31F water.

42. Francis Crippen, USA, 201026-year-old Fran Crippen was the emotional and inspirational leader of the USA Swimming NationalOpen Water Swimming Team and a dynamic personality on the professional marathon swimming circuitthat began after a successful transition from the pool.

Besides his quick rise to the top echelon of professional marathon swimming, he was a personableambassador of the sport. His love of the sport of marathon swimming was shared with fans, the media,his teammates and rivals.

At the time of his tragic death during a professional marathon race, he was second in the rankings on his

first full season on the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit. He won six national titles inAmerica, two FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup titles, a bronze in the 2009 World SwimmingChampionships 10K, a gold in the 2007 Pan American Games 10K, a silver in the 2010 Pan PacificSwimming Championships 10K and finished 4th in the 2010 World Swimming Championships 10K in acareer that was cut short.

43. Brojen Das, Pakistan, 1965In 1958, Brojen became the first Asian to swim across the English Channel. He crossed the EnglishChannel six times to become King of the Channel from 1960 to 1974, setting four records in theprocess. He also held the record for the fastest crossing for three years.


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44. Silvia Beatrz Dalotto, Argentina, 2005Silvia was the International Marathon Swimming Association world champion in 1990 after winning theSanta F- Coronda Marathon in Argentina, getting third in the Travesa Baha de Todos los Santos inBrazil, the 32K (20-mile) Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy, the Lago Trasimeno Marathon in Italyand the Around the Island Marathon in Atlantic City, USA, and fifth in the 42K (26-mile) TraverseInternationale du Lac Memphrmagog in Canada. She was the third overall in the 1991 InternationalMarathon Swimming Association, sixth in 1992, fifth in 1993, third in 1994, third in 1995 and second in

1996.Upon completion of her marathon swimming career, Silvia received many awards and honors fromthe Argentine Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee and became a FINA OpenWater Official, judging at the FINA Open Water World Championships in Barcelona and other FINA WorldCup races.

45. Barrie Davenport, New Zealand, 1968In 1962, Barrie made history as the first person in modern times to swim the 25.7K (16 nautical miles)Cook Strait, finishing from the North Island to the South Island in 11 hours and 20 minutes.

46. William Forest Buck Dawson, USA, 1993As executive director of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Buck made major efforts to includeopen water swimming as integral part of the Hall of Fame through displays and written materialsmaintained in the museum's library. Buck, known as Mr. Swimming Hall of Fame, supported the AAU

and United States Swimming Long Distance Swimming Programs. Buck wrote the Halls charter andhelped grow the Hall from an idea to a shoebox collection and, ultimately, a million dollar operation as theworlds showcase and archives of swimming.

His swimming camps also served as training camps for the United States Swimming Open Water NationalTeams and individuals training for English Channel and other marathon swim endeavors. Buck foundedthe annual Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim, formerly known as the International Swimming Hall ofFame Ocean Mile, and the Galt Ocean Mile Swims.

Buck was the first president of the International Sports Heritage Association, now a 136-memberorganization of Sports Halls of Fame which he founded under the name of International Association ofSports Museums and Halls of Fame. Under Bucks leadership, the International Swimming Hall of Famebecame the worlds first international Hall of Fame when it was recognized by the 96-member FINA

Congress in 1968.

Buck was also a writer whose books included A Civil War Artist From the Front, When the EarthExplodes, Michigan Ensian, All About Dryland Exercises For Swimmers, Weissmuller to SpitzAn Era toRemember, Age Group Swimmingand Diving For Teacher and Pupil, Million Dollar MermaidsAmericasLove Affair With Its First Women Swimmers, Gold Medal Pools, We Dont Sew Beads on Belts and StandUp and Hook Up.

Buck was honored as an inductee in International Swimming Hall of Fame following retirement in 1986.

47. Penny Lee Dean, USA, 1980Penny set the overall English Channel record of 7 hours and 40 minutes in 1978 which stood until 1995when one of her own swimmers broke it. Penny also set records in the Catalina Channel, from themainland to Catalina in 7 hours and 16 minutes in 1976, and from Catalina to the mainland in 8 hours and

33 minutes in 1977 on her way to a 80.4K (50-mile) double-crossing in 20 hours and 3 minutes.

She was the 1979 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federations womens champion winning inthe 42K (26-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac Memphrmagog in Canada, the 36K (22.5-mile)Around-the-Island Swim in Atlantic City, USA, the 34K (21-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jeanin Canada, the 24-hour La Tuque relay in Canada and thePaspbiacmarathon swim in Canada.

She was a founding member of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and served as the USASwimming National Open Water Team Coach for eight years, taking teams to the 1991 Pan PacificChampionships, 1991 World Swimming Championships, 1982 and 1990 Windermere Championships,


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1990 English Channel Race, 1984 and 1989 Catalina Channel Race and coach of nine solo CatalinaChannel swimmers. She was president of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America from1985 to 1987 and served on the NCAA Swimming Committee.

She has presented numerous international clinics on marathon and open water swimming, written articlesfor swimming publications and authored How to Swim a Marathonwith printings in 1985, 1988 and 1992,Open Water Swimming, a how-to manual, and History of the Catalina Swimsin 1985. She was the meetdirector for the US Swimming Open Water 1984 International Invitational held in California and authored

two books on open water swimming: and The History of the Catalina Swims. Penny is also an honoree ofthe International Swimming Hall of Fame.

48. Diego Degano, Argentina, 1995Diego was a professional marathon swimmer in the 1990s. He won the 40K (25-mile) Traverseinternationale du Lac St-Jean race in 1991, was 2nd in the 1992 race in 9 hours and 47 minutes and was5th in the 1993 race in 9 hours and 33 minutes.

49. Igor De Sousa, Brazil, 2004Igor swam the English Channel in 11 hours and 6 minutes in 1996 as the best male time of the year. Heswam an 18 hour and 33 minute double-crossing of the English Channel in 1997 whose first (9 hours and31 minutes) and second (9 hours and 2 minutes) legs were the fastest times for crossings in that year.Igor won the 48K (28.5-mile) Manhattan Island Marathon Swim twice in 1994 and 2001. He started

swimming International Marathon Swimming Association events in 1985 and was ranked in the top 10between1987 and 1994. For 15 years, he competed all over the world, winning some races and finishingall. He swam 36K (22.5-mile) Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA a total of ten times.

50. Paolo Donaggio, Italy, 1980Paolo did a variety of ultra-marathon swims in Italy.

51. James Doty, USA, 2002Jim swam across or the length of most New Hampshire lakes and swam on the professional circuit inWorld Professional Marathon Swimming Association races in Chicago, La Tuque, Chiccoutimi and RhodeIsland, along with two English Channel attempts. He established the International Marathon SwimmingHall of Fame Davids-Wheeler Award in 1968, started the Boston Light Swim in1978 and founded the NewEngland Marathon Swimming Association in 1978 as a charity organization to study water conditions,

water safety and promote swimming.

52. Robert Dowling, USA, 1970Robert became the first person to swim the circumference of Manhattan Island in 1915 in 13 hours and45 minutes. In 1917, he competed in a 64K (40-mile) upstream river swim in the Hudson River, USA. Afew years later, as a Navy officer during World War I, Dowling proposed that swimmers set two mines intoenemy harbors.

53. Lyndon Dunsbee, Great Britain, 1988Lyndon set a France-to-England record in the English Channel in 1984 with an 8 hours and 34 minutecrossing along with another England-to-France crossing in1989.

54. George Duthie, Canada, 1966George organized the famous professional Canadian National Exhibition swims from 1933 to 1968 as the

Canadian National Exhibition Manager of Sports Department and was later inducted in the AmateurAthletic Union of Canadas Hall of Fame.

55. Edith van Dijk, Netherlands, 2007Edith won a silver in the 5K (3.1-mile) race and bronze in the 25K (15.5-mile) race at the 1998 WorldSwimming Championships and won the 10K (6.2-mile) and 25K (15.5-mile) races in the 2000 World OpenWater Swimming Championships. She crossed the English Channel in 2003 in 9 hours and 10 minutes.She won a bronze in the 5K (3.1-mile) and two gold medals in both the 10K (6.2-miles) and 25K (15.5-mile) race at the 2005 World Swimming Championships. She also won the 2001 88K (54.6-mile) MaratnAcuticaRio Coronda. She won a bronze in the 10K (6.2-mile) race and a silver medal in the 25K (15.5-


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mile) race at the 2000 World Swimming Championships. She won two silvers in the 5K (3.1-mile) and 25K(15.5-mile) races at the 2002 World Open Water Swimming Championships. She won a bronze in the10K (6.2-mile) and a gold in the 25K (15.5-mile) race at the 2003 World Swimming Championships. Shewon a bronze in the 5K (3.1-mile) and two gold medals in the 10K (6.2-mile) and 25K (15.5-mile) races atthe 2005 World Swimming Championships. She also won the 2000, 2001 and 2005 FINA World Cupseries when she won marathon swims in Argentina, Macedonia, Canada, England the Egypt.

She was named Swimming World Magazines Long Distance Swimmer of the Year and became the

Dutch Sportswomen of the Year in 2005.

Edith also played a movie role in the 2006 Argentinian documentary Agua, where she plays herself. Sheculminated her career by coming out of retirement to place 14th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the2008 Beijing Olympics.

56. Gertrude Ederle, USA, 1963Gertrude was once the worlds most celebrated woman for becoming the first woman to swim the EnglishChannel in 14 hours and 31 minutes in 1926. When Gertrude returned to New York City, an estimatedtwo million New Yorkers lined the sidewalks on August 27, 1926, to heap their applause and tons ofconfetti on her. She toured America after her Channel record, demonstrating her freestyle in a speciallybuilt swimming tank and made cameo appearances at Billy Rose's Aquacade at the New York World'sFair in 1939.

At the 1924 Paris Olympic, she won a gold medal as the leadoff swimmer on the United States 4x100meter freestyle relay to set a world record and added bronze medals in the 100- and 400 meter freestyleraces. She set 29 world and American records, at distances from 100 to 500 meters before she tried tocross the English Channel in 1925 when she was disqualified when a support team member grabbed herarm to assist.In her 1926 record swim from France to England, Gertrude wore a revolutionary two-piece bathing suitand personally designed wrap-around goggles, which were kept watertight with molten candle wax.

57. Jon Erikson, USA, 1981Jon swam the English Channel from France to England in 1969 as the youngest swimmer and did adouble-crossing in 1979 with his first leg as the fastest crossing of the year. He did two English-to-Francecrossings in 1980 and became the first person to do a triple crossing in 1981 with a historic 38 hour and

27 minute effort. Jon also did many professional marathon swims in Canada, Mexico and Argentina.

58. Ted Erikson, USA, 1978Ted started marathon swimming at the age of 33 in 1961 when he became the first person to swim acrossLake Michigan in the USA. He swam from England to France in 12 hours and 25 minutes in 1964. Hiscareer peaked in 1965 with a record double crossing of the English Channel in 30 hours and 3 minutes onhis third attempt. His record stood for 10 years until it was broken by his, Jon. Ted still holds the recordfor swimming 50.6K (31.5 miles) in 14 hours and 35 minutes from the Farallon Islands to the Golden GateBridge in San Francisco, USA across frigid shark-infested waters in 1967.

He participated in eight professional marathon swims in Lake Michigan USA, Atlantic City, USA, the LaTuque 24-hour relay with Dennis Matuch in Canada and the Traverse Internationale du LacMemphrmagog in Canada. His Lake Michigan swims included a 59K (36.75-mile) swim from Chicago,Illinois to Michigan City, Indiana, USA in 1961 in 36 hours and 37 minutes, a 80.4K (50-mile) swim from

Chicago to Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA in 35 hours and 37 minutes in 1962, and a 96.5K (60-mile) swimfrom Chicago to St. Joseph, Michigan, USA in 37 hours and 25 minutes in 1963.

He also guided four protgs across the English Channel, did a 19K (12-mile) Chain o' Lakes swim fromWinter Haven, Florida to Cypress Gardens in 1961 and a 64K (40-mile) pool swim (of 3,520 lengths) atIllinois Athletic Club in Chicago in 1963 in 22 hours and 17 minutes.

59. Fdration Internationale de Natation Amateur, Switzerland, 1994In the late 1980s, FINA President Robert Helmick authorized a special commission to study open waterswimming and determine its place in the FINA Family of Aquatic Sports. FINA President Mustafa Lafaoui


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established a Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC) to formalize Open Water SwimmingRules, conduct World Championships in the 5K (3.1-mile), 10K (6.2-mile) and 25K (15.5-mile) distancesand to help support efforts to add a marathon swimming event in to Olympic Games. These efforts cameto fruition with the addition of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

60. Maurice Ferguson, Great Britain, 2003Maurice was the British Long Distance Swimming Association President in 1989, its Secretary between1994 and 2003, its Honorary Recorder between 1974 and 1999, its Membership Secretary since 2000

and its Pilot Lifesaver Scheme Honorary Secretary since 2003.

Maurice trained English Channel relay teams and three solo channel swimmers and was awarded theAssociation's James Brennan Trophy in 1992, the Harry Moffatt Trophy in 1994, the Veteran Swimmer ofthe Year Trophy in 1983 and the Eileen Butcher Trophy as the eldest swimmer in the AssociationsVeterans Championship in 2003.

61. Gerald Forsberg, Great Britain, 1965Commander Forsberg competed in 211 long distance swims, logging 2,021K (1,256 miles) inchampionship swims and was President of the Channel Swimming Association between 1963 and1997.

Commander Forsberg was the British Long Distance Swimming Association champion in Windermere(1957-1958), Tobray (1958), Loch Lomond (1959) and the record holder in Lough Neagh, Morecambre

Bay 2-way, Windermere 2-way, and the English Channel (record holder between 1957 and 1959 fromEngland to France). He also set a record in the Bristol Channel in 1964 and completed over 14,162K(8,800 miles) of swimming in open water.

He was also the president of the British Long Distance Swimming Association between 1982 and 1983,president of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and a Life Member of the ScottishAmateur Swimming Association.

He was the author of three books, numerous articles promoting the Royal and Merchant Navy'sswimming, live saving interests and long distance swimming and was a regular columnist for the NauticalMagazinesince 1957 and Swimming Timespromoting long distance swimming for 40 years. Hispublications include Long Distance Swimming(1957), First Stokes in Swimming(1961), Modern LongDistance Swimming(1963), Salvage from the Sea(1977) and numerous short stories, articles and papers

for general periodicals and technical journals.

In 1998, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a Pioneer Contributor.

62. Benjamin Franklin, USA, 1983Benjamin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and was a leading author,printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, diplomat and statesman of his ear. He was creditedwith the invention of wooden hand paddles and was an avid swimmer all his life, as an early proponent ofphysical fitness.

63. Drury Gallagher, USA, 2010Drury is a visionary who created the Manhattan Island Marathon swim, one of the world's most popularmarathon swims.

Due to his hard-work and commitment to swimming, New York City is now a visually dynamical hotbed ofmarathon swimming, world renowned for its Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. As a pool swimmer, Druryset 27 FINA Masters world record and later he founded the Manhattan Island Swimming Association thatwill be his tremendously appreciated legacy as a memorial to his son, Drury, Jr. who died in a tragicaccident. Drury is leaving one big wake - as an athlete and an open water swimming visionary.

64. Rosemary George, Great Britain, 2003Rosemary swam from England to France in 1960 in 21 hours and 35 minutes. In 1961, she swam fromCapri to Naples in Italy in 12 hours, 35K (21.7 miles) in Lake Ohrid, Yugoslavia in 14 hours. In 1962, sheswam from Capri to Naples again in 11 hours and 30 minutes. In 1963, she swam 35K (21.7 miles) from


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Jeble to Lattakia in Syria in 12 hours and 30 minutes, 40K (24.8 miles) from Montazza to Alexandria inEgypt in 15 hours, and 44K (27.3 miles) in the Suez Canal in Egypt in 16 hours. In 1967, she swam fromFrance to England in 17 hours and 50 minutes to become the third woman to swim the English Channelin both directions.

In 1969, she trained Jon Erikson, then the youngest male to swim the English Channel. In 1976, shetrained Jon again when he broke his fathers double -crossing English Channel record with a time of 30hours. In 1981, she trained Jon for the first triple-crossing of the English Channel in 38 hours and 27

minutes. She also trained a number of other successful English Channel swimmers including FatherRobert Manning, the only Catholic priest to cross the English Channel in a time of 18 hours and 15minutes in 1984.

65. Mercedes Gleitze, Great Britain, 1969In 1927, Mercedes became the first English woman to swim the English Channel and did a variety ofmarathon swims in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.In 1923, Mercedes set a British female record of 10 hours and 45 minutes for swimming in the ThamesRiver. In 1928, she became the first person to swim the 12.8K (8-mile) Straits of Gibraltar in 12 hours and50 minutes, starting in Tarifa, Spain and finishing in Punta Leona, Morocco. In 1929, she swam LoughNeagh in Ireland in 20+ hours. In 1930, she swam Hellespont in 2+ hours. In 1931, she swam acrossGalloway Bay in 19+ hours and across Sydney Harbor. She swam in Cape Town in 1932 to bring thetotal number of marathon swims to an incredible 51 with 25 of her swims taking at least 26 hours to

complete.

With the money she earned from her swims, she established the Mercedes Gleitze Home for theHomeless in Leicester, England which opened in1933 until it was destroyed during World War II.

66. William "Bill" Goll, USA, 2010Bill was born about 1908, finished second in the 1930 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and was seen asa true pioneer in the sport of marathon swimming.

Over the course of his varied and three-decade career, Bill participated in nine Canadian NationalExhibition swims, one of the most prestigious marathon swims of its era, between 1931 and 1954 withmany top five finishes.

In the later stages of his career, Bill also participated in at least five 22.5-mile swims around Atlantic Cityin New Jersey between 1954 and 1959, always finishing in the top 10 despite being between 47 and 51years old.

To make ends meet, he traveled as a high diver with a carnival during the Great Depression between1935-1939. Truly an early pioneer and a rare one, doubling as a high diver.

67. Elaine Gray, Great Britain, 1971Elaine is considered to be one of the greatest British swimmers of the 1960s and early 1970s. Between1962 and 1965, she won 15 consecutive British Long Distance Swimming Association and five AmateurSwimming Association Championships 8K (5-mile) swims, the 1966 Lake Windermere International andthe International Schelde Championship.

In 1966, she set an all comers, amateur and womens record for Lake Windermere. She won five British

Long Distance Swimming Association Lake Windermere 16K (10-mile) Championships, four TorbayChampionships and the British Long Distance Swimming Association 20.9K (13-mile) Fleetwood toMorecambe Championship.

In 1967, she set a new France-to-England record across the English Channel.

68. Joe Grossman, USA, 1979Joe was involved in all aspects of marathon swimming administration, organization and promotion and isconsidered the Founding Father of the modern era of marathon swimming. He was instrumental in theformation of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Association and served as its secretary. Joe


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traveled worldwide as a public information officer and took these opportunities to promote marathonswimming and to lay the foundation to unify marathon swimming programs. He worked tirelessly toincrease the prize money for the swimmers and to develop an equitable distribution of the availablemoney.

69. Christopher Guesdon, Australia, 2009Christopher is credited with creating the modern format of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim together withSid Cassidy and Dennis Miller. He has been instrumental in the sport as a race organizer, behind-the-

scenes administrator and race official who has written manuals, worked as support crew, lobbyist andhistorian throughout Oceania, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe.

Christopher was a FINA-accredited Open Water Swimming Referee between 1992 2008 and managerof the Australian Open Water Swimming Team between 1991 1996, and a member of the FINA OpenWater Swimming Technical Committee between 1996 2000. .

He is also a life member and representative of the Channel Swimming Association and was the referee atthe 1998 Perth World Championships. He organized the open water events at the 1998 BrisbaneOceania Championships, the 1999 Melbourne Pan Pacific Championships, 2003 Fiji South PacificGames, 1991-2008 Tasmania Open Water Swimming Championships and the 2007 Darwin ArafuraGames as as well as lectured at the Argentina International Open Water Swimming Clinic, the FijiTechnical Officials Clinic, the Mombassa, Kenya Technical Officials Clinic. He also refereed, managed

swimmers or lectured in Dubai, Hawaii, Suva (Fiji), Cairns, Melbourne, Rarotonga (Cook Islands),Rotorua (New Zealand), Tasmania, Bali (Indonesia), Lac Chibougamau (Canada), Rosario (Argentina),Lac Memphramagog (Canada), Lac St-Jean (Canada), Saguenay River (Canada), Chicoutimi (Canada),Nile river, Suez Canal, Atlantic City (New Jersey), Lake Michigan, Capri-Napoli (Italy), Lake Ontario,Atlanta (Georgia), San Felice & Crotone (Italy), Terracina (Italy), Evian (France), 90K Relay from Malta toSicily and Lac La Tuque, an epic 24-hour race in Canada.

In Australia, Christopher was the Secretary of Australian Open Water Swimming Technical Committeebetween 1988 2001, partly for which he received the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. He was thefounder of the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation, which he started to lead from Tasmania in1973, and a bureau member of the International Long Distance Swimming Federation, which existedbetween its founding in Paris in 1953 until 1974. He also co-authored with Bill Ford the comprehensiveand authoritative Australian Long Distance and Marathon Swimming Manual and helped draft the FINA

Open Water Swimming Manual.

70. Ashby "Bud" Harper, USA, 1984In 1982, Bud became the oldest swimmer to swim the English Channel in 12 hours and 52 minutes at 65years and 332 days. He also swam the Santa Barbara Channel in 1984 and around 48K (28.5 mile)Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1983 (9 hours and 3 minutes), 1990 (8 hours and 57 minutes) and in1991 (9 hours and 24 minutes).

71. Lilian Harrison, Argentina, 1973Lilian was the first person to swim 42K (26 miles) across the River Plate from Uruguay to Argentina in1923 at the age of 20. In 1925, she won the 42K (26-mile) Seine River race that ended in Paris andattempted a valiant swim in the English Channel.

72. Abdul Latif Abou Heif, Egypt, 1964

Abou Heif, known as the Crocodile of the Nile, enjoyed a tremendous marathon swimming career from1953 to 1972. In 2001, he was voted Marathon Swimmer of the Century by the International SwimmingHall of Fame. He won the longest professional swim to date, 96.5K (60 miles) in Lake Michigan in 34hours and 45 minutes and competed in 68 international races and won 25 between 30K (18.6 miles)and 80K (49.7 miles) in water temperatures ranging between 12-28.8C (54-84F) in France, Italy, UnitedStates, Canada, Argentina, Lebanon, England, Yugoslavia, Mexico and Holland.He won the 1955 Butlin English Channel race in 11 hours and 44 minutes and was the 1964, 1965, and1968 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Champion. He won the 37K (23-mile) laDescente ou remonte du Saguenay in 1968 after returning from the Egyptian-Israel War of 1967 in 9


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hours and 10 minutes in 1968 and in 1969 when the race was called after 30.5K (19 miles) before ofworsening conditions.

No body of water was too difficult for Abou Heif to challenge and complete. He was also voted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame.

73. Ishak Helmy, Egypt, 1980Ishak was the ninth person to successfully cross the English Channel in 1928 when he swam from France

to England in 23 hours and 40 minutes. He also helped rescue Lilian Harrison on her English Channelattempt in 1925.

74. Tom Hetzel, USA, 1980From 1968 to 1972, Tom was an internationally ranked marathon swimmer and swum the EnglishChannel eight times as a solo swimmer and captained six relay crossings that set three new records. Heswam the 34K (21-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean professional race in Canada, the 32K(20-mile) Aswan High Dam, 48.2K (30 miles) in Baja California, 48.2K (30 miles) from Point Lookout inNew York, twelve Manhattan Island Marathon Swims and coached Doc Counsilman on his EnglishChannel swim.

75. Dr. Harry Huffaker, USA, 2010Dr. Huffaker is a pioneer in swimming the dangerous channels in Hawaii. Throughout his illustrious

career in the pre-GPS era, Dr. Huffaker has faced sharks, jellyfish, massive ocean swells and strongcurrents during unprecedented swims in the tropical waters of Hawaii.

During his 1967 Molokai Channel swim, Dr. Huffaker saw a large shark underneath him and immediatelyheaded for his escort boat, but the shark then swam between him and his boat, which was too far awayfor an easy escape. He continued on and ultimately reached his goal after 16 hours.

Dr. Huffaker was the first person to cross the 30-mile Alenuihaha Channel in 20 hours between the BigIsland of Hawaii and Maui in 1970 after his initial failure of 17 hours. He crossed from Molokai to Oahu in1967 and was the first person to cross between Oahu to Molokai in 1972 after a failed 20-hour attemptwhen he ran into strong currents, a tiger shark and a brood of Portuguese Man-o-War.

At the age of 50 in 1989, he swam from Lanai to Maui, then Maui to Molokai, then attempted to complete

his final Molokai-to-Maui leg before being pulled after 18 hours. He has swum the Maui Channel threetimes, is the first person to cross the 9.3-mile Kalohi Channel (1989) from Molokai to Lanai, has crossedthe 8.5-mile Palilolo Channel from Maui to Molokai (1989). A lifetime of success that followed somedramatic failures has proven Dr. Huffaker to be a true pioneer of Hawaiian Islands channel swimmingcommunity.

76. Captain Leonard Hutchinson, Great Britain, 2004Captain Hutchinson was one of the best English Channel pilots and is remembered for his skill as anavigator and his kind and considerate manner, no matter how long the crossing took. He piloted morethan 100 Channel swims for swimmers from over the world, including Brazil, Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia(now Zimbabwe), Iceland, Argentina, Mexico, Spain and Belgium, over 70 of which are chronicled in hisdiaries.

He piloted many record-breaking English Channel swims including the crossing of Brojan Das in the 1958

Bultin Race, the 1959 crossing of Abilio Couto in an England-to-France record of 12 hours and 49minutes, the 1961 crossing of Dorothy Perkins in the earliest date the English Channel had ever beenswum in 20 hours and 26 minutes, the 1961 crossing of Rosemary George, the 1961 crossing ofMargaret White, then the youngest ever to swim from England to France, Brojan Das record crossingfrom France to England in 10 hours and 35 minutes, Kevin Murphys double -crossing and the 1971double-crossing relay record in 35 hours and 10 minutes.

77. Chad Hundeby, USA, 1996Chad won the 1991 world 25K championships and set the record for the English Channel in 7 hours and17 minutes that had stood since 1978. Chad was honored as the Open Water Swimmer of the Year by


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the USA Swimming in 1991, 1993 and 1994. He also won numerous marathon swims around the worldand also set a Catalina Channel record in 1993 in 8 hours and 14 minutes.

78. Carole Hunt, Great Britain, 1994

79. Sarah Hunt, Great Britain, 1994Carole and her sister Sarah became the first twins to swim in English Channel in 1988 in 9 hours and 29minutes.

80. Horacio Iglesias, Argentina, 1968Horacio, known as Dorado, was the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation world championin 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1972. He was runner-up in 1968 and 1970. He won the 24-hour La Tuque relayswim six times with three different partners, including Egypts Abou Heif and Hollands Judith DeNys. Healso won the 34K (21-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean professional race in Canada in 8hours and 55 minutes in 1967, in 9 hours and 31 minutes in 1968, in 9 hours and 32 minutes in 1969, in 8hours and 39 minutes in 1971 with a second in 1970, and excelled in the warm-water professional swimsin South America. He won the 37K (23-mile) la Descente ou remonte du Saguenay in 6 hours and 3minutes in 1967 and was fifth in 9 hours and 22 minutes in 1968.

He was also honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Open Water Swimmer.

81. Helge Jensen, Denmark/Canada, 1970Helge swam the English Channel in 13 hours and 17 minutes in 1959 in the Butlin International race andset a record in the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours and 23 minutes in 1960 thatstood for 12 years. He won the 1959 34K (21-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean professionalrace in Canada and finished second in the 1958 race.

82. Captain Tim Johnson, USA, 2006Captain Johnson made major contributions for the support elements in marathon swimming, including thedevelopment of unprecedented computer applications that modeled swims allowing analysis of currentsand tides. He was one of the founders of the Manhattan Island Swimming Association and was theorganizations historian. His advice on current and tides set the standards and were partly responsible forthe record swims around Manhattan Island. Tim has authored the comprehensive and informative Historyof Open Water Marathon Swimming.

83. Peter Jurzynski, USA, 2005Peter made 17 attempts at the English Channel with 13 successes with plans to attempt once per year foras long as he is able to make an honest attempt. He has also swum the Boston Harbor swim numeroustimes.

84. Otto Kammerich, Germany, 1968Otto was a German Olympic swimmer. In 1925, Otto swam 36 miles in 22 hours and 56 miles across theBay of Danzig in the Baltic Sea in 43 hours and 15 minutes from Fehmarn Island to Warnemnde in1928. In 1928, he set a 46-hour endurance record when he completed several thousand laps of a 44-footbasin.

85. Britta Kamrau, Germany, 2009Britta has won over 25 FINA World Cup and Grand Prix races and European and world championship

races at both 10K (6.2-mile) and 25K (15.5-mile) distances. She won the 2007 world 25K (15.5-mile)championships and silvers in the 2003 and 2005 world 25K (15.5-mile) championships. She also won abronze at the 2005 world 10K (6.2-mile) championship and a bronze in the 2003 world 5K (3.1-mile)championships. She also won 3 gold medals in the 5K (3.1-mile), 10K (6.2-mile) and 25K (15.5-mile)European Open Water Championships in 2004.

86. Marian Cassidy Keen, USA, 1997During her five years on the professional circuit, Marian never finished lower than third and won severalmajor championships. In 1992, she finished a second to Shelley Taylor-Smith in the overall worldrankings and set the record at the 32K (20-mile) Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli Swim. In 1990, she


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was appointed as a USA Swimming Open Water National Team Coach and developed many excellentmarathon swimmers. She escorted several swimmers at the World Championships and other majorevents.

87. Ted Keenan, Ireland, 1984Ted was the first Irishman to swim the English Channel in 1972 and crossed the Irish (North) Channel in1973 in 8.8-11C (48-52F) waters. In 1975, he completed a triple crossing of the Bristol Channel fromGlen Cove on the English Coast to Coney Beach at Portcrawl, Wales in a record time of 14 hours and 26

minutes. Ted also completed several charity swims in the Aid of Cancer Research, and the physicallyand mentally handicapped.

88. Vicki Keith Munro, Canada, 2003Vicki completed an incredible number of record swims including swimming 69K (43 miles) in a pool in 24hours in 1990. During 1989, she swam butterfly across the 35K (22-mile) Catalina Channel in 14 hoursand 53 minutes, 51.5K (32 miles) of butterfly in 31 hours across Lake Ontario, 28.9K (18 miles) ofbutterfly in 13 hours in Lake Winnipeg, 32K (20 miles) of butterfly in 14 hours in Juan de Fuca, 23 hoursand 33 minutes of butterfly across the English Channel, and 22.5K (14 miles) of butterfly in 13 hours and30 minutes in a circumnavigation of Sydney Harbour.

During 1988, Vicki first and only person to swim across all five of the North American Great Lakes allwithin an astounding 61-day period. She swam 51.5K (32 miles) in Lake Ontario in 23 hours and 30

minutes, 38.6K (24 miles) of butterfly in Lake Ontario, 32K (20 miles) in 17 hours in Lake Superior, 72.4K(45 miles) in 53 hours in Lake Michigan, 77K (48 miles) in 46 hours and 55 minutes in Lake Huron, and32K (20 miles) in 20 hours in Lake Erie.

During 1987, Vicki did the first double-crossing (64 miles) of Lake Ontario in 56 hours and 10 minutes. In1986, she did a 129 hour and 45 minute continuous pool swim in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 1985,she did a 100-hour continuous pool swim in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 1985, she did 12 miles ofbutterfly in 11 hours and 30 minutes in Lake Ontario.

Vicki has won numerous awards and honors from dozens of government agencies in Canada. Shecoaches children with disabilities, Carlos Costa, a double leg amputee who became the first disabledathlete to swim across Lake Ontario, and Ashley Cowan, a quadruple amputee who swam across LakeErie. Herpositive spirit and tireless dedicationhas changed attitudes towards total inclusion for children

with disabilities in the sports of swimming and marathon swimming.

89.Annette Kellerman, Australia, 1965Annette was the first woman to attempt to swim the English Channel in 1905, but failed on threeoccasions. She won numerous swimming titles in the Thames, the Danube, Boston Harbor and the SeineRiver between 1905 and 1907 and became one of the pivotal figures in the history of swimming becauseshe was instrumental in the evolution of women's swimwear and famous for her advocacy of the right ofwomen to wear a one-piece bathing suit, which was a controversial topic in the early 20th century. Herlife story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar Mermaidstarring her heir apparent Esther Williams. Shehas also been honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

90. James Kegley, USA, 1991James was a prominent professional marathon swimmer in the 1980s. He won the 1980 La Tuque 24-hour Marathon with Paul Asmuth and placed in the top three at the 35.4K (22-mile) Sydney Harbor

Marathon Swim, 35.4K (22-mile) Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA, the 32K (20-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac Memphrmagog in 7 hours and 11 minutes in 1980 in Canada andother marathon swims in Argentina, Italy and Italy. He won the 57K (36-mile) Santa Fe-Coronda riverswim in Argentina in 7 hours and 59 minutes in 1987.

91. Jerry Kerschner, USA, 1978

92. John Kinsella, USA, 1978John completely dominated the professional marathon swimming circuit in the 1970s after winning asilver medal in the 1500-meter freestyle at the 1968 Olympics and a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle


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relay. He started the decade by winning the Amateur Athletic Union's James E. Sullivan Award forAmericas outstanding amateur athlete and ended the decade by winning a professional English Channelrace in 1979. He won every major professional marathon swimming race he entered, including the 32K(20-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean professional race in 7 hours and 54 minutes in 1974, in7 hours and 36 minutes in 1975, in 7 hours and 18 minutes in 1976, in 7 hours and 32 minutes in 1977, in7 hours and 13 minutes in 1978 and in 7 hours and 1 minute in 1979. For his pool swimming prowess, hewas also inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

93. Yuri Kudinov, Russia, 2009Yuri won the 25K at the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2001 World SwimmingChampionships, the 2002 World Open Water Swimming Championships, the 2003 World SwimmingChampionships and the 2007 World Swimming Championships as well as the silver medal in the 2004World Open Water Swimming Championships and at the 2006 World Open Water SwimmingChampionships as well as a bronze at the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships.

94. Rejean Lacoursiere, Canada, 1978

95. Annemie Landmeters, Belgium, 1991Annemie was the fastest female swimmer across the English Channel in 8 hours and 39 minutes in 1988.

96. Carlos Larriera, Argentina, 1969

Carlos won the professional 57K (36-mile) Santa Fe-Coronda river swim in Argentina in 8 hours in 1961and in 11 hours and 38 minutes in 1962 and was fourth in 1963 and fifth in 1965. He was second in the32K (20-mile) Traverse internationale du Lac St-Jean professional race in 9 hours and 53 minutes in1960.

97. Stphane Lecat, France, 2007Stphane was the premier professional marathon swimmer in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He wasthe FINA World Cup Series champion in 1997, 1999 and 2000. He won the 2000 European 25K (15.5-mile) championship and 15K (9.3-mile) Mediterranean Championship in 1997. He won the 34K (21-mile)Traverse internationale du lac St-Jean professional marathon swim in Canada in 1996, 1999, and 2000;the 57K (36-mile) Rio Corondo in Argentina in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000, the 42K (26-mile) TraverseInternationale du Lac Memphrmagog swim in Canada in 1995, 1996 and 2000 and the 36K (22.5-mile)Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA in 2001. He won 13 FINA World Cup professional

races, placed third at the 2001 FINA World 25K Championships in Japan and won the 2000 European25K Championships in Finland, second in the 1997 European 25K Championships in Spain and third inthe 1995 European 25K Championships in Italy. He also swam the English Channel in 8 hours and 19minutes in 2003.

98. William J. Long, Great Britain, 2004 Right Hon. Captain William Long OBE was a great Irish (North) Channel pilot who helped keep NorthChannel swimming going during the period of the 1950s and 1960s when many great swimmers triedcrossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland.

During the ill-fated attempt by Jason Zirganos, he tried to revive the Greek major. Bill piloted KevinMurphys 1970 and 1971 crossings of the Irish Channel when he devised the course which broughtsuccess despite there are islands off the coast where the tide runs three hours one way and nine hoursthe other.

99. May Looney, USA, 1984May was an accomplished marathon swimmer during the 1930s Great Depression era and the late1940s. May participated in the 5-10 mile Canadian National Exhibition swims between 1930-1937 and1947-1948 when it was considered the premier marathon swimming event for women of that era (note:the race was not held between 1938-1946).May finished in the top five in 9 of 10 races, winning the race and setting a record in 1934 with 3 second-place finishes (1935, 1936 and 1948) and 3 third-place finishes (1932, 1937 and 1947).


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She also coached her niece, Bernice Looney, who was crowned the US Junior National DistanceChampion in 1942 and who won the 1947 and 1948 Canadian National Exhibition swims. May and herniece competed together at the Canadian National Exhibitions in 1947 and 1948.

100. Sunny Lowry, Great Britain, 2009Sunny was honored posthumously after being president of the Channel Swimming Association between2000 and 2007. After two unsuccessful attempts, Sunny completed the English Channel in 15 hours and41 minutes in 1933 becoming the seventh woman and fifteen person overall to conquer the English

Channel.

101. Cliff Lumsdon, Canada, 1969Cliff was one of the world's great marathon swimmers and a five-time world champion between 1949 and1954. He was known for his ability to swim in cold water, once going 51.5K (32 miles) in 18-plus hours inwater temperatures ranging between 8.8 - 11.1C (48F - 52F).

Cliff's most famous swim was the 51.5K (32-mile) Canadian National Exhibition swim in 1955. The 35starters dropped out with Cliff the only one left in the water; however, after 26 miles, he had also startedto tire. The remaining 9.6K (6 miles) involved lots of media involvement - leading local businessmen toadd numerous extra items to the $15,000 first prize. One offer, involving $1 for every stroke used on thelast 8K (5 miles), added another $15,000 to the prize. Other offers involved a hunting lodge and a house.The result was that Cliff was the only finisher, with prizes, gifts (hunting lodge and house) and consumer

endorsements that totaled US$84,000.

His cold-water abilities were reflected in his 1956 11 hour and 35 minute crossing of the Straits of Juan deFuca between the state of Washington and Vancouver Island in 8.8C (48F) water.

In the 35K (22-mile) professional Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA, he finishedsecond in 1954 in 9 hours and 25 minutes, a close second in 9 hours and 56 minutes in 1955, finishedfirst in 9 hours and 51 minutes in 1956, second in 12 hours and 9 minutes in 1958, first in 10 hours and54 minutes in 1959, second in 10 hours and 40 minutes in 1960, third in 11 hours and 36 minutes in1961, second in 12 hours and 1 minutes in 1962, fourth in 12 hours and 13 minutes in 1963 and fourth in10 hours and 32 minutes in 1964. He finished third in 7 hours and 22 minutes in the 37K (23-mile) laDescente ou remonte du Saguenay in Canada in 1965 and tied for third in 6 hours and 39 minutes in1966.

In the Canadian National Exhibition professional marathon swims in Toronto, he finished fifth in the 16K(10-mile) 1948 race in 4 hours and 47 minutes, first in the 24K (15-mile) 1949 race in 7 hours and 54minutes, first in the 24K (15-mile) 1950 race in 7 hours and 18 minutes, third in the 16K (10-mile) 1951race in 4 hours and 32 minutes, first in the 16K (10-mile) 1952 race in 4 hours and 24 minutes, first in the16K (10-mile) 1953 race in 4 hours and 26 minutes, first in the 51.5K (32-mile) 1955 race in 19 hours and48 minutes, fourth in the 15-mile 1961 race in 7 hours and 36 minutes, second in the 24K (15-mile) 1962race in 7 hours and 26 minutes, and sixth in the 24K (15-mile) 1963 race in 7 hours and 58 minutes.In 1949, he won the Lou Marsh Trophy for the outstanding Canadian Athlete of the Year. The CliffLumsdon Award is presented for outstanding achievement in marathon swimming in association Ontario.

In 1972, Cliff was elected president of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation.

102. Marcella A. MacDonald, PDM, USA, 2005

Marcy has done eight successful English Channel crossings and is the only American woman to havecompleted a double-crossing of the English Channel (both in 2001 and 2004). She was booked for atriple-crossing in 2004, but was forced to retire after completing another double-crossing (11 hours and 14minutes on the first leg and 11 hours and 46 minutes on the second leg). She also participated in adouble-crossing English Channel relay in 2003.

In the USA, she completed in the Swim Across the Sound and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim inNew York, the Boston Harbor Swim and the Egg Rock Scramble in Massachusetts, the Candlewood Lakeswim in Connecticut.


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103.Alawi Makki, United Arab Emirates, 1979Alawi crossed the English Channel in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1981, completing in various professionalmarathon races across the English Channel against the worlds best marathon swimmers.

Alawi finished third in the 1977 Arab Nations English Channel Race in 8 hours and 54 minutes, and wonthe 1978 race in 9 hours and 54 minutes. In 1979, he finished third in 9 hours and 56 minutes in thejointly organized Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation and Channel Swimming Association race and fifthin the 1981 race in 10 hours and 33 minutes.

104. Susie Maroney, Australia, 2005Susie established the record for the double-crossing of the English Channel in 17 hours and 15 minutesin 1991. She swam around 48K (28.5 miles) Manhattan Island four times, winning twice in 1990 and1994, setting a record in 7 hours and 27 seconds. She did a well-publicized 180K (111.8-mile) swim fromCuba to the USA in 1996 and a 38-hour 200K (124-mile) swim in 1999 from Cuba to Florida (that do notqualify for International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame consideration due to use of a shark cage andwetsuit).

At 15, Susie was the youngest and fastest Australian to swim the English Channel. She also swam fromMexico to Cuba, secured a Guinness Book of World Records listing for the longest distance swum in 24hours (93.6K or 58 miles), the fastest swim in the Manhattan Island Marathon Race in 7 hours and 7minutes, the 26K (16-mile) Lake Zurich Marathon Race in 6 hours and 3 minutes, and swimming from the

Sydney Opera House at Circular Quay to Manly Wharf as a farewell swim.

Her awards include the Order of Australia, and Outstanding Achievement Award from the NSWGovernment. Susie is the Ambassador for the Asthma Foundation, Ambassador for Special OlympicsAustralia and spokesperson for the Leukemia Foundation.

105. Dennis Matuch, USA, 1977In 1962, Dennis won the 59K (36.75-mile) Lake Michigan swim from Chicago to Waukegan, Illinois, USAin 21 hours. In the La Tuque 24-hour Marathon Swim in Canada, he was often sought as a partner in thetwo-person relay, swimming with Ted Erikson, Jon Erikson, Abou Hief and Diana Nyad. In 1963, Dennisbroke the established world best time for a 40K (25-mile) pool swim in a time of 12 hours and 50minutes. He competed in the 37K (23-mile) la Descente ou remonte du Saguenay race in 1966, 1967,1968 and 1969.

Dennis is also a leader in the administration and organization of marathon swimming. He becamepresident of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Association and was one of the founders andchairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

He coached Penny Dean to become the womens world marathon swimming champion on her first yearon the professional circuit.

106. Yuko Matsuzaki, Japan, 2010Yuko is a professional marathon swimmer with swims in several countries around the world. Yukocompleted two long unprecedented lake swims in Lake Cane, Florida with a 82K swim in 29 hours and 55minutes and her longest non-stop lake swim of 83K completed in 33 hours and 24 minutes.

Yuko's long international marathon swimming career includes a number of professional swims in Serbia

(the 19K Jarak-Sabac), Greece (the 15K Crossing of Toroeos Gulf and 16K Trichonida Marathon in 6:29and the 30K Kalamata-Koroni Marathon Swim in 8:47 and 10:47), Argentina (the 22K and 57K RosarioMarathons 9 times, 88K Hernandarias-Parana Marathon in 10:27, 10:08, 10:20, 10:47 and 11:04, the 56KSanta Fe-Coronda Marathon Swim in 9:48 and 9:37, the 25K Mar del Plata), the USA (the 35K AroundAtlantic City Marathon Swim in 8:46, 10:17, 9:08, 9:14, 12:10, 9:26 and 9:13, the 25K Swim Across TheSound in 7:37, 7:30, 8:33, 8:46 and 8:06, Bermuda (the 10K Round the Sound), Canada (a doublecrossing of Lake Memphremagog and the 40K Traversee du lac Memphremagog in 11:24, 13:09, 11:01and 11:48, and 40K lac St-Jean), Italy (the 27K Teraccina Marathon in 9:30, the 35K Riviera Marathon in10:03 and the Capri-Napoli Marathon in 8:46, 9:42, 9:57 and 11:30) and the 20K Trasimeno Marathon in


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4:57), Brazil (the 27K Tapes Marathon in 7:40 and 9:01 and 8:30), France (the 25k Lac Du Bourget) andseveral 12- and 24-hour non-stop swims on behalf of the YMCA Youth Scholarship Fund.

107. Angela Maurer, Germany, 2009As the only mother in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, Angela missed the bronze medal by 0.9 seconds.She won the 2009 25K world championships and 8 FINA world championship medals. At the age of 35,Angela remained active on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and the FINA Open WaterSwimming Grand Prix circuits. She won 8 German national titles in 5K, 10K and 25K distances as well as

2 European Open Water Swimming titels in the 10K and 25K.

108. Linda McGill, Australia, 1968A 1964 Olympian, Linda was the first Australian swimmer to complete the English Channel (France-to-England) in 1965. She also established a new womens record in 9 hours and 59 minutes across theEnglish Channel in 1967. She was the first person to swim around Hong Kong Island and across PortPhillip Bay, Victoria, and from Townsville to Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia.

109. David Meca Medina, Spain, 2009David won world championship events in 1998, 2000 and 2005 and won 25 FINA World Cup races. Hewas also ranked number one in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003 FINA World Cup circuit while winningraces in Spain, Macedonia, Egypt, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, USA, Finland, Great Britain, Croatia andCanada.

At the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships, David won a gold medal in the 25-kilometerrace and two silver medals in the 5K (3.1-mile) and 10K (6.2-mile) race to single-handedly lead Spain to asilver-medal team finish.

David competed in over 200 open water swims, including several unprecedented solo swims. He swam110K (68.3 miles) from Tenerife Island to Gran Canaria Island in 23 hours and 50 minutes in 2002 and130K (80.7 miles) from the Spanish mainland to Ibiza Island in 26 hours and 30 minutes in 2006. Hebroke the Strait of Gibraltar record by more than 40 minutes with a 2 hour and 29 minute crossing in1999. He also did a 14 hour and 5 minute triple crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar in 2008. He swam fromGomera Island to Tenerife Island in the Canary Islands in 8 hours and swam 100K (62 miles) up theGuadalquivir River in Spain against the current in 2007.

He swam the English Channel twice: in 7 hours and 40 minutes in 2004 and 7 hours and 22 minutes in2005 for which he received the 2004 and 2005 Rolex Trophy for the fastest times of the season.

110. Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, Great Britain, 2005Sally crossed the English Channel four times over the course of four sequential decades.

Sally swam 18.5K (11.5 miles) across Lake Windermere in 1874 and first swam in English Channel in1975 in 11 hours and 57 minutes to win the Captain Webb Memorial trophy for the fastest British crossingof the year. She represented Jersey in the 25.7K (16-mile) Lake Windermere International Race in 1975,represented Great Britain in a 1977 8K (5-mile) race in Belgium and a 25.7K (16-mile) race in Holland.She swam 22.5K (14 miles) from Jersey to France in 1978 and swam the English Chann

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