The Lengthy Legacy Of Nasser Elshazly
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Nasser Elshazly served as an airline station chief in London for many years.
For many of non-Egyptians who made his acquaintance over the years in London, they may not have known about is prolific marathon swimming career that ranged between 1976 and 1992.
For 17 consecutive years, Elshazly was the Egyptian national champion, starting in 1976 when he was a 15-year-old.
That was the same year that he completed his first crossing of the English Channel in fast 9 hours 45 minutes. A year later, at the age of 16, he set a world record in the English Channel with a 8 hour 45 minute crossing. By then, his professional marathon swimming career started to take off. Year by year, he continued to travel the world and traverse seas, lakes and channels.
In 1986, Egyptian president Mohamed Hosney Mubarak had honored him with the highest national Award of Excellency in Sport (first class).
1976 Results
English Channel one-way crossing: 9 hours 45 minutes
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 9 hours 17 minutes, 1st
1977 Results: ranked 11th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
Arab Nations English Channel Race: 8 hours 45 minutes – world record
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 7 hours 36 minutes, 1st
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 8 hours 16 minutes, 4th
32 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 2nd
1978 Results: ranked 5th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 11 hours 18 minutes, 3rd
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 7 hours 57 minutes, 5th
16 km Lake Michigan Crossing (USA): 3rd
16 km Lac Shabogamo (Canada): 3rd
1979 Results: ranked 7th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 7 hours 52 minutes, 3rd
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 7 hours 46 minutes, 6th
24 Heures La Tuque (Canada): 1st with Mohamed Elmessiry
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 2nd
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 6th
32 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 2nd
28 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 3rd
57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda (Argentina): 8 hours 31 minutes, 6th
12 km Toregaveta-Baia-Bacoli (Italy): 3rd
18 km Perugia (Italy): 3rd
1980 Results
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 9 hours 28 minutes, 3rd
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 8 hours 31 minutes, 11th
24 Heures La Tuque (Canada): 2nd with Magdy Mandour
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 4th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 5th
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 4th
32 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 2nd
28 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 3rd
24 km Suez Canal Marathon (Alexandria, Egypt): 3rd
1981 Results
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 9 hours 7 minutes, 3rd
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 5th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 3rd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 5th
30 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 2nd
28 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 3rd
1982 Results: ranked 5th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 8 hours 41 minutes, 4th
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 5th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 3rd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 6th
35 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 4th
24 km Suez Canal Marathon (Ismailia, Egypt): 4th
26 km Suez Canal Marathon (Damiatta, Egypt): 4th
28 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 4th
1983 Results: ranked 3rd by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 8 hours 55 minutes, 1st
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 8 hours 11 minutes, 6th
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 4th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 2nd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 3rd
26 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 3rd
22 km Suez Canal Marathon (Ismailia Egypt): 3rd
26 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 2nd
1984 Results: ranked 8th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
40 km El Cruce de Cabo San Lucas (Mexico): 4th
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 4th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 2nd
30 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 2nd
24 km Suez Canal Marathon (Ismailia, Egypt): 2nd
26 km Suez Canal Marathon (Port Saed, Egypt): 2nd
1985 Results: ranked 9th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 6th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 2nd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 5th
64 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): DNF after 2 hours 58 minutes
30 km Arab Nile Marathon (Cairo, Egypt): 1st
1986 Results
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 9 hours 2 minutes, 2nd
32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 8 hours 57 minutes, 10th
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 5th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 2nd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 5th
1987 Results: ranked 6th by World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli Italy): 7 hours 37 minutes, 8th
40 km El Cruce de Cancún (Mexico): 6th
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 4th
1988 Results
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 8 hours 24 minutes, 9th
64 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): 17 hours 40 minutes, 2nd
34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog (USA-Canada): 4th
22.5 km Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (Canada): 2nd
36.2 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim (USA): 3rd
1989 Results
36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy): 7 hours 28 minutes, 14th
64 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean (Canada): DNF after 12 hours 50 minutes
1992 Results
26.4 km International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen (Switzerland): 4th
1997 Results
57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda (Argentina): 8 hours 31 minutes, 6th
12 km Toregaveta-Baia-Bacoli (Italy): 3rd
18 km Perugia (Italy): 3rd
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