Swimming 88 km Since 1965
Courtesy of Daniel Vizeu Costa Couto who updates the website of Abilio Couto, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer. In the the second edition of the Maraton Internacional de Rio Abierto (also known as the Maraton Nautica Internacional Hernandarias – Parana) held in February 1966, the following professional marathon swimmers participated in the 88 km (54.6-mile) downstream river race:
*Giulio Travaglio (Italy)
*Horacio Iglesias (Argentina)
*Herman Willemse (Netherlands)
*Abdel Latif Abou-Heif (Egypt)
*Edward Fordsbry (Canada)
*Roberto Reta Seery (Argentina)
*Marwan Saleh (Syria)
*Jalal Zidan (Syria)
*Mahmoud Hanafi (Egypt)
*Nabil El Shazly (Egypt)
*Pedro Galmez (Argentina)
*Osvaldo Schellemberg (Argentina)
*Florencio Romero (Argentina)
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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