Barrie Devenport
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Barrie Devenport (1935 - 2010) was an open water swimmer and lifesaver from New Zealand.
Honours
- He was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968 as an Honor Swimmer.
- He received the Lifetime Award from the New Zealand Ultra Marathon Swim Awards in 2021.
- On 20 November 1962, Devenport made history as the first person in modern times to swim the 25.7 km (16 nautical miles) across the Cook Strait, starting from Cape Terawhiti on the North Island and finishing on Wellington Rock on the South Island in 11 hours 20 minutes at the age of 27.
- He was a member of the Worser Bay Surf Lifesaving Club and succeeded on his second attempt.
- He because a New Zealand Sports Hall of Famer in 1995.
- He is the namesake of the Lifetime Award for the New Zealand Ultra Marathon Swim Awards.
External links
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2010's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2000's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1990's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1980's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1970's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1950's
- Seti Afoa on Celebrating Swimmers from Samoa to New Zealand
- First Man To Swim Cook Strait
- Cook Strait Swim History
- Sheer Sense, Start And Finish In The Cook Strait
- Cook Strait Marathon Swimming
- Google Earth Flyover of Oceans Seven
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
