Gabriel Chaillou
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Gabriel Chaillou, inductee (Honor Swimmer) of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021
Gabriel Chaillou competed in 16 countries as a professional marathon swimmer for 9 years starting in 1996
Gabriel Chaillou won the 2004 19 km Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim course in the Sava River in Šabac, Serbia
Gabriel Chaillou is a professional marathon swimmer from Argentina who is an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He competed in 16 countries as a professional marathon swimmer for 9 years starting in 1996.
- He competed in more than 70 races and stood on the podium for more than half of his races.
- In 1997, he won the 88 km Hernandarias-Parana marathon swim in the warm river breaking the course record held by International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Greg Streppel.
- He won the 25 km Ciudad de Mar del Plata in the cold ocean (colder than 16°C) breaking the course record while beating International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Attila Molnar, Claudio Plit and Igor de Souza.
- He was the bronze medalist in the 1998 FINA World Championships 25 km race.
- He was the bronze medalist in the 2002 FINA World Championships 25 km race.
- He finished on the podium in the 1997, 2001 and 2002 Around the Island Swim in Atlantic City, USA.
- He finished on the podium in Ohrid, Macedonia race.
- He finished on the podium in the 1997 Rio Coronda race, Argentina
- He finished on the podium in the 1999, 2002 and 2004 in Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Canada.
- He finished on the podium in the 2003 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy.
- He finished on the podium in the 2004 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy.
- He finished on the podium in the 2004 Sabac race in Serbia.
- He finished on the podium in the 2004 Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Canada.
- He competed against the dominant swimmer of his era, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Petar Stoychev and record two victories against him.
- He won the 1997 Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda, a 57 km (35-mile) FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race held in the Coronda River in Argentina, tied with fellow French swimmer Stéphane Lecat.
- He won the 2002 Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda, a 57 km (35-mile) FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race held in the Coronda River in Argentina.
- He finished second in the 22nd Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 22 July 2000 in Canada.
- He finished third in the 23rd Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 21 July 2001 in Canada.
- He won the 21st Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 24 July 1999 in Canada.
- He won the 2004 Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim (Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac, another FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event in the Sava River in Šabac, Serbia]].
- He won a bronze medal in the 1998 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 25 km marathon swim in Perth, Australia finishing in 5 hours 7 minutes 52.6 seconds on 11 January 1998.
- He won a bronze medal in the 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 25 km marathon swim in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
- He participated in a 20-hour 100 km international relay for Argentina.
1998 FINA World Championships 25 km Race Results
1 Alexey Akatyev 5:05:42
2 David Meca Medina 5:07:23
3 Gabriel Chaillou 5:07:53
4 Claudio Gargaro 5:09:48
5 Yuri Kudinov 5:12:07
6 Stéphane Lecat 5:14:16
7 Grant Robinson 5:14:40
8 Fabrizio Pescatori 5:16:55
9 Igor Majcen 5:17:09
10 Nicolas Knap 5:22:35
11 Mark Saliba 5:27:54
12 Andre Wilde 5:31:39
13 Nathan Stooke 5:32:21
14 Nace Majcen 5:33:52
15 Liam Weseloh 5:34:53
16 Simon Chocron 5:38:43
17 Chuck Wiley 5:42:32
18 Paulo Torres 5:45:05
19 Alberto Morejon 5:46:11
20 Ryan Coom 5:48:03
21 Serghei Mariniuc 5:52:29
22 Trpimir Kutle 5:54:18
23 Robert Dinka 5:57:26
24 Gareth Fowler 6:05:11
25 Takashi Sugisawa 6:12:37
26 Ákos Győrffy 6:25:55
External links
- Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
- 11 Luminaries Honored In Today's International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Virtual Ceremonies, Celebrating the Class of 2021
- Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders, Endurers And Supporters In The Hall Of Fame
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Class Of 2021
- Gabriel Chaillou Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Marathon Swimming
- Who Will Top Maratón Acuática Santa Fe - Coronda in 2014?
- 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
- Marathon Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Río Coronda
