Simone Ruffini Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in Cancún
Simone Ruffini was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2024, today in Cancún, Mexico
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Arianna Bridi Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in Cancún
Arianna Bridi of Italy was formally Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2024 in Cancún, Mexico today
Abou Heif and Hassan Hamad Tied for First in the 1953 Traversée de Paris
Le Marathon Nautique de Paris (La Traversée de Paris) was a 28 km professional marathon swimming race held in June 1953 with two famous Egyptian swimmers sharing first place
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Remembering Samia Mandour, a Professional Marathon Swimmer from Egypt
Samia Mandour competed in marathon swimming as an amateur and professional between 1966 and 1974
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Arianna Bridi to be Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Arianna Bridi of Italy will be Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2024
Simone Ruffini to be Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Ned Denison, chairperson of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, announced Simone Ruffini as an Honor Swimmer in the IMSHOF Class of 2024. Ruffini is a 34-year-old professional marathon swimmer who traveled the world with the vaulted Italian national team and is married to his fellow Italian national teammate Aurora Ponsele. He finished 6th at
Pro Swimmer Rita Vanesa García Is Running Now
Professional marathon swimmer Rita Vanesa García is running for political office in the national elections in Argentina
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Xavier Desharnais Describes Great Races at the Traversée Internationale du Lac St-Jean
Xavier Desharnais and Mohamed Marouf talked about their careers and experiences, and rebounds from Olympic disappointment in a talk with IMSHOF’s Ned Denison
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The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
The Best Open Water Swimmers between the decades from the 1950’s to the 2010’s are listed in order based on 4 criteria: winning races, pioneering swims, setting records, and swimming for distance.
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