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New York City Readies For Open Water Season
June 6th, 2010 | No Comments
The city of New York is getting ready for its upcoming summer open water swim season which kicks off this weekend with the Great Hudson River Swim on May 29th
Lilian Harrison, Superstar of the Sport
June 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Lilian Harrison of Argentina was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1973. Lilian was the first person to swim 42K (26 miles) across the River Plate from Uruguay to Argentina in 1923 at the age of 20. In 1925, she won the 42K (26-mile) Seine River race that ended in Paris [...]
Horacio Iglesias, Superstar Of The Sport
June 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Horacio Bernardo Guillermo Iglesias of Argentina was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968. He was also honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Open Water Swimmer and won the prestigious Olimpia de Oro (Golden Olimpia) in 1973 that is annually awarded to the most important [...]
Carlos Larriera, Superstar of the Sport
June 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Carlos Larriera of Argentina was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969.
Carlos won the professional 57K (36-mile) Santa Fe-Coronda river swim in Argentina in 8 hours in 1961 and in 11 hours and 38 minutes in 1962 and was fourth in 1963 and fifth in 1965. He was second in [...]
Gustavo Oriozabala, Superstar of the Sport
June 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Gustavo Oriozabala of Argentina was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001.
Gustavo finished second overall on the professional marathon swimming circuit in 1992 and third in 1995. His swims include 42K (26-mile) Traversée internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Canada in 1991, 1992 and 1993, 34K (21-mile) Traversée internationale du [...]
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