Claudio Plit
Claudio Plit (born 7 November 1954) is a 67-year-old Honor Swimmer from Argentina who was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1981 for his exploits in the professional marathon swimming world. He was also inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Open Water Swimmer in 2014.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He served as the race director of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Viedma, Argentina.
- He served as the race director of the the Mar de Plata and Maratón Acuática Internacional Ciudad de Rosario, both in Argentina.
- He competed in and won every major professional marathon swim around the world over a 40-year period. During his peak between 1974 and 1985, he first or second nine times and finished in the top 4 in 45 professional marathon swims throughout North and South America, Europe and Africa.
- He completed more than 250 marathon swims over 8 hours in duration including the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda, a 56 km (45-mile) FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race held in the Coronda River in Argentina in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.
- He has done swims from the English Channel and the Beltquerung to races from Canada to Argentina.
- He swam in 16 Traversée internationale du lac Memphremagog from Vermont to Canada, winning once.
- He swam 15 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy, winning 4 times.
- He swam the 14 Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe-Coronda, winning 4 times.
- He swam 20 Atlantic City Around-the-Island Marathon Swims.
- He competed in the 88 km Hernandarias–Parana Marathon in Argentina
- He crossed the English Channel twice.
- He won races in the Nile River and in the Suez Canal (Port Said).
- He competed in 25 Traversée international du lac St-Jean events, winning four total including 4 two-way 64 km Traversée international du lac St-Jean races against his nemesis Philip Rush.
- He remains active as a coach and escorts swimmers participating on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit and 25 swimmers who have crossed the English Channel.
- He has been a guest presenter at FINA open water seminars.
- He was also declared an Honorary Citizen of Roberval in Quebec, Canada.
- He was the president of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation from 1980-1982 and 1990.
- He was the vice president of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in 1977.
- He own an indoor pool in Mar del Plata where he offers family therapeutic activities and teaches swimming.
- On 10 August 1992, he finished 9th in the Sylvan Lake World Series Marathon Swim in Alberta, Canada.
- He finished 4th in the 36.2 km Atlantic City Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 12 August 1989.
World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
He was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2015 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
1977 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Rankings
Men
1. John Kinsella (USA) 1,375 points
2. Bill Heiss (USA) 1,033 points
3. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 932 points
4. Jon Erikson (USA) 604 points
5. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 563 points
6. Raul Villagomez (Mexico) 556 points
7. Amin Yousseff (Egypt) 550 points
8. Marwan Saleh (Syria) 477 points
9. Ray Dixon (England) 433 points
10. Dennis Matuch (USA) 426 points
11. James Barry (USA) 391 points
12. Nasser El Shazly (Egypt) 331 points
13. Magdy Farid (Egypt) 225 points
14. Ibrahim Feidalla (Egypt) 205 points
15. Baher Hamid (Egypt) 192 points
16. Martin Neiman (USA) 184 points
17. Guy Montpetit (Canada) 158 points
18. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 150 points
19. Wayne Westman (USA) 133 points
20. Sultan Kigab (Sudan) 131 points
21. Mohamad Gamie (Egypt) 120 points
Women
1. Loreen Passfield (Canada) 1,375 points
2. Cynthia Nicholas (Canada) 1,054 points
3. Kim Lumsdon (Canada) 545 points
4. Corrie Dixon (Holland) 483 points
5. Nazala Moustafa (Egypt) 404 points
6. Omneya Tantawi (Egypt) 379 points
7. Sharon Beckman (USA) 245 points
8. Martha Stortz (USA) 210 points
25e Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
On 29 July 1979, he finished 2nd in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean professional marathon swim in 21°C water in Quebec, Canada:
1. John Kinsella (USA) 7 hours 1 minutes 15 seconds
2. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 7 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds
3. Bill Heiss (USA) 7 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds
4. Juan Carlos Mosqueda (Mexico) 7 hours 28 minutes 55 seconds
5. Penny Lee Dean (USA) 7 hours 34 minutes 41 seconds
6. Nasser El Shazly (Egypt) 7 hours 46 minutes 49 seconds
7. Jorge Villegas (Mexico) 7 hours 55 minutes 5 seconds
8. Alwi Makki (Saudi Arabia) 8 hours 2 minutes 49 seconds
9. Marawan Saleh (Syria) 8 hours 9 minutes 53 seconds
10. Raul Villagomez (Mexico) 8 hours 10 minutes 12 seconds
11. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 8 hours 14 minutes 24 seconds and Maher Saleh (Syria) 8 hours 14 minutes 24 seconds
13. Alberto Santiago (Argentina) 8 hours 24 minutes 41 seconds
14. Christine Cossette (Canada) 8 hours 42 minutes 15 seconds
15. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 8 hours 53 minutes 29 seconds
16. Loreen Passfield (Canada) 8 hours 56 minutes 59 seconds
17. Mona Aly Hossen (Egypt) 8 hours 59 minutes 38 seconds
18. Joke Van Staveren (Netherlands) 9 hours 0 minutes 12 seconds
OTL Ibrahim Moustafa Feidalla (Egypt, 10h4m15s), Anwar Saleh (Saudi Arabia, 10h13m56s), Rémi Meunier (Canada 11h29m45s)
DNF Carlos Aguirre Argentina, 8h01m), Luis Prado Medel (Mexico, 5h40m), James Barry (USA, 4h30m)
1st Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
On 12 August 1979, he finished 2nd the Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada.
1. John Kinsella (USA)
2. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 10 hours 44 minutes
3. Jorge Villegas (Mexico)
4. Juan Carlos Tellez Mosqueda (Mexico)
5. Penny Lee Dean (USA) 11 hours 4 minutes - first woman
6. Nasser El-Shazly (Egypt)
7. Ossama Rashad (Egypt)
8. Joke Van Staveren (Netherlands)
DNF Mohamed Gamig (Canada)
DNF Sultan Kigab (Sudan)
DNF Jose Luis Prado Medel (Mexico)
DNF Loreen Passfield (Canada)
DNF Maher Saley (Syria)
DNF Marwan Saley (Syria)
External links
- Fighting The Currents To Win The Atlantic City Around The Island Swim
- 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
- Great Opportunities at the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Toughness Defined In The 1972 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
- 2020 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Virtual Ceremonies
- Gabriel Chaillou Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- David Alleva Wins 1989 Atlantic City Around The Island Swim
- Rough, Rough Waters In The 1993 Swim Across The Sound
- Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch And The Elite Race In 1992 Swim Across The Sound
- Arianna Bridi, Ana Marcela Cunha Go 1-2 Overall at Maratona Del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- Philip Rush Talks About Epic Swims On WOWSA Live
- Philip Rush Recalling The Past On WOWSA Live
- Christine Cossette Goes Down Memory Lane On WOWSA Live
- Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque
- When Diego Degano, Shelley Taylor-Smith Ruled Sylvan Lake
- Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin
- A Tough Tempestuous Traversée, Grande-Anse à Paspébiac
- Petar Stoychev Won Before Darkness Fell
- ElShazly – Father And Son – Hall Of Famers On WOWSA Live
- Luciano Cotena Talks About Capri-Napoli On WOWSA Live
- Doug Northway, An Unexpected Triumph In The 1984 Traversée
- Irene van der Laan Talks About Professional Marathon Swimming On WOWSA Live
- When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
- Claudio Plit Talks About Internal and External Adventure On WOWSA Live
- Martin + Borut Strel Talk Guitars, Goggles, Gigabytes On WOWSA Live
- Judith van Berkel-de Nijs Mixing It Up With The Men
- The Splendid Failure And Many Successes By Mercedes Gleitze
- Standing On The Shoulders Of Dale Petranech
- Too Far, Too Cold, Too Rough? No Problem For Claudio Plit
- George Young, The Catalina Kid
- Mervyn Sharp Talks About Achieving His Childhood Dream On WOWSA Live
- Pioneering David Yudovin, A Channel Swimming Icon
- James Kegley Describes His Journey On WOWSA Live
- Pilar Geijo Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live
- Racing Against The Best In The Pool And Open Water
- Swimming Closely Together Over Long, Long Distances
- Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees
- Monique Blok-Wildschut's Two-Way In Dutch And English
- Nadadores de Aguas Frias In Argentina
- National Geographics 21 Best Beaches In The World
- The Perfect Open Water Man
- The Perfect Open Water Woman
- The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
- FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup Viedma
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website
- Open Water Swimming
- The Way It Was On The Pro Circuit
- The Way It Was
- Top Ten Moments In Open Water Swimming History
- Marathon Swimmer For The Ages
- The Beltquerung Between Denmark And Germany
- Fundacion Konex - Claudio Plit
- 40 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
- The Value Of Safety And Preparedness In The Open Water
- Marathon Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- The Perfect Female Open Water Swimmer
- The Perfect Male Open Water Swimmer
- An Exercise In Open Water Swimming Democracy
- Who Will Top Maratón Acuática Santa Fe - Coronda in 2014?
- When River Lies Low, Swimmers Expect Longer Race
- Judith van Berkel-de Njis/ Elected To Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Dale Petranech Voted In Internat'l Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Claudio Plit Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- David Yudovin Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- International Swimming Hall Of Fame Open Water Greats
- Mercedes Gleitze Honoured By Swimming Hall Of Fame
- George Young Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- James Kegley's Amazing Aquatic Adventure
- St. Ninian's Bay To Host International Swim Celebration
- Mercedes Gleitze To Be Honored In Scotland
- Claudio Plit Creating A Way Of Life
- Crème de la Crème Of The Open Water World
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- What Are Swimmers Known As?
- Swim Through The Night To Become A Knight
- Jim Whelan, The Legend Of Atlantic City, Passes Away
- 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- First 24 Years Of Lac Memphrémagog Traversée
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
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