Damian Blaum
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He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in in Shanghai, China. He is also consistently one of the top marathon swimmers in the world on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix including top finishes in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean and the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda and a second place in the overall standings in the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series.
Blaum also was the handler for fellow professional marathon swimmer Trent Grimsey on his 6 hour 55 minute world record swim across the English Channel on 8 September 2012.
He is married to fellow professional marathon swimmer Esther Nunez Morera of Spain.
2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Rankings
1. Trent Grimsey (AUS) 95 points in 5 races
2. Damián Blaum (ARG) 71 points in 7 races
3. Andrea Volpini (ITA) 45 points in 7 races
4. Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) 45 points in 6 races
5. Edoardo Stochino (ITA) 37 points in 5 races
6. Guillermo Bertola (ARG) 27 points in 4 races
7. Anton Pilipas (RUS) 14 points in 4 races
Videos
External Sites
- Damian Blaum
- Open Water Swimming
- Damian Blaum Travels World
- Swift Swimming in Sabac
- Battle of South American Titans
- Fabulously Fine Fina Festivities
- A Day in the Life of Professional Marathon Swimming
- Grand Prix Rosario
- Clash of the Titans in 25K World Champs
- 6:55...Trent Grimsey Breaks Hallowed English Channel Record
- When Love And Open Water Swimming Mix
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming Water
- FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Ranking 2012
- Helping Others, Proyecto Uno por Uno, Uno más Uno
- Simone Ercoli Closes Fast To Win Santa Fe-Coronda
- It Will Be A Match Of Brains And Brawn In Cozumel
- Synchronicity In The Open Water
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- World Open Water Swimming Association
