Carlos Larriera
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Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda, a FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
Carlos Larriera is an Honour Swimmer from Argentina who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969.
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Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- Larriera planned and help organize the inaugural Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda together with Werfill Castro, Dermidio Cabral López and Adolfo Marionias.
- Larriera won the first and second professional 57 km (35-mile) Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda (then called the Maratón Fluvial del Litoral Argentino) down the Coronda river in Argentina, 89 km, in 8 hours in 1961 and in 11 hours 38 minutes in 1962.
- Larriera was fourth in the 1963 edition and fifth in the 1965 edition in 10 hours 47 minutes.
- Larriera finished second in the 32 km (20-mile) Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean professional race in 9 hours 53 minutes in 1960 in Quebec, Canada.
- Larriera was a member and a 1964 vice president of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation.
- His son, Alejandro Larriera, was also a professional marathon swimmer who was the first person to complete an upstream swim along the 57 km (35-mile) Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda course.
- Larriera finished third in the 1958 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Capri-Napoli International Swimming Crossing Competition) in Italy.
- Larria won in February 1957 the Maratón Tigre – Puerto Nuevo. (Open water Argentine championship), 34 km in 8 hours 58 minutes.
- Larria won in March 1958 the Maratón del Río de la Plata (Open water Argentine championship), 42 km in 10 hours 38 minutes.
- Larria was fourth in August 1962 the Trois Riviere (Canada), 16 km in 4 hours 35 minutes.
- Larria was second in October 1964 the Alexandria Marathon (Egypt), 40 km in 10 hours 28 minutes.
- Larria was fourth in March 1965 Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina)
Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda is a FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race of 57 km. It is part of a year-round global series of professional marathon swims organized by FINA, ranging from 15 to 88 kilometers in length, held in countries such as Argentina, Italy, Serbia, Macedonia, Canada and Mexico.
FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Series sites
The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series consists of races in:
- Rosario (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario
- Santa Fe-Coronda (Argentina), locally called Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Viedma (Argentina)
- Jabelah (Syria – cancelled in 2011)
- Hernandarias-Paraná (Argentina), locally called Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
- Cancún (Mexico), locally called Maratón Cancún
- Capri-Napoli (Italy), locally called Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Lac St-Jean (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean
- Lac Memphrémagog (Canada), locally called Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Šabac (Serbia), locally called Šabac Swim Marathon
- Ohrid Lake (Macedonia), locally called Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
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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
- Herman Willemse Describes How Swimming Changed His Life On WOWSA Live
- Carlos Larriera Remembers Pro Marathon Racing On WOWSA Live
- Pilar Geijo Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live
- Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda
- Four Founders Of The Santa Fe-Coronda Race Recognized
- Half Century of Swimming 57 km From Santa Fe To Coronda
- 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
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation website
- Who Will Top Maratón Acuática Santa Fe - Coronda in 2014?
- Flying Fast Freestyle Down The Coronda River
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- Alejandro Larriera's Unique Upstream River Swim
- Breakfast With Champions From Argentina
- Alejandro Larriera Swims Well Into His 60s
- The Life And Times Of Nabil Elshazly
