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James Kegley

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Inductee (Honour Swimmer of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

James Kegley, photographer and former professional marathon swimmer

James Kegley is an American competitive pool and open water swimmer James Kegley is an American competitive pool and open water swimmer.

Open Water Swimming Career[edit]

Kegley was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1991 as an Honour Swimmer
The graduate from Indiana University was a prominent professional marathon swimmer in the 1980s
He coached other marathon swimmers like David Alleva in the 1990s
He won the 1980 24 Heures La Tuque 24-hour Marathon Relay with Paul Asmuth
He placed in the top three at the 35.4 km (22-mile) Sydney Harbor Marathon Swim, 35.4 km (22-mile) Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA, the 32 km (20-mile) Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in 7 hours 11 minutes in 1980 in Canada as well as other marathon swims in Canada (Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean), Argentina, Egypt (Port Said), and Italy (Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli).
He won the 57 km (36-mile) Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda river swim in the Coronda River in Argentina in 7 hours 59 minutes in 1987
Kegley holds the longest-standing world record in a U.S. Masters Swimming sanctioned open water swim, the 2-mile Chris Greene Lake Swim in Virginia.
On 5 July 1992, the finished 18th at the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 7 hours 18 minutes 11 seconds at the age of 35.
He finished 6th in the 36.2 km Atlantic City Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 12 August 1989.

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