Jennifer Anderson
Jennifer Anderson is an Australian open water swimmer from Queensland and a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honourees, inducted on August 2020.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She is the record holder for The Big Swim (Tasmania), a 34 km marathon swim from the New Norfolk Bridge to the Tasman Bridge in Hobart along the River Derwent is Tasmania, Australia. She set the women's record of 9 hours 44 minutes on 26 January 1976.
- On 13 July 1975, she finished 11th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 8 hours 55 minutes 55 seconds.
- On 11 July 1976, she finished 12th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 11 hours 24 minutes 18 seconds.
- On 25 August 1976, she completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from France to England in 14 hours 15 minutes.
- In 1975, she finished second in the 1975 ILDSF World Championships.
- She competed in the 1975 24 Heures La Tuque in Québec, Canada with Richard Campion and Chris Guesdon as her handler, finishing 5th overall.
- She was Australia’s first world championship medalist when she was the second woman in the International Long Distance Swimming Federation World Championships in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in July 1975.
- She was selected in the Australian national open water swim team in 1975.
- In August 1976, she completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 14 hours 15 minutes.
- She was the first woman to complete the Derwent River Big Swim, finishing in 9 hours 44 minutes.
- In August 1976, she competed in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation, Lac Chibougamau Marathon.
- She has a Swim School in Queensland.
- In February 1978, she competed in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda, finishing 9th overall.
1975 24 Heures La Tuque Results
1. Sandra Bucha + John Kinsella: 191 tours
2. Magdy Mandour + Marawan Ghazzawi: 181 tours
3. Maher Saleh + Marwan Saleh: 180 tours
4. Ossama Rashad + Amed Youssef: 177 tours
5. Jennifer Anderson + Richard Campion: 169 tours
6. James Stewart + Baher Hamid: 162 tours
7. Sahar Mansour + Diana Nyad: 161 tours
8. Jacques Fordham + Daniel Piché: 135 tours
9. Yvon Montpetit + Georges Blazy: 133 tours
10. Gilles Potvin + Raymond Cusson: 109 tours
Amateurs: Johanne Thomson + Jocelyn Dufort + Michael Dumond + Jean Boudreault: 180 tours
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Honourees
- Jennifer Anderson
- Lauren Arndt
- David Bates
- Clive Berry Rickards
- Kate Brookes-Peterson
- Roger Bruce
- Tamara Bruce
- Richard Campion
- Brendan Capell
- Graeme Carroll
- Cavill Family
- Melissa Cunningham
- William Ford
- Melissa Gorman
- Trent Grimsey
- Christopher Guesdon
- Susanne Guesdon
- Kevin Holtom
- Annette Kellerman
- Tracy Knowles
- John Koorey
- Susie Maroney OAM
- Chloë McCardel
- Linda McGill MBE
- Joseph Mitchell
- Lynton Mortensen
- David O'Brien OAM
- Penny Palfrey
- James Pittar
- Des Renford MBE
- Grant Robinson
- Rottnest Channel Swim Association
- Mark Saliba
- Josh Santacaterina
- Shelley Taylor-Smith
- Gary Toner
- Suzanne Toner
22th edition Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
1 Ahmed Youssef (Egypt) 7h 14’ 42”
2 Claudio Plit (Argentina) 7h 32’ 33”
3 Luis Diaz (Argentina) 7h 39’ 56”
4 Marawan Saleh (Syria) 7h 44’ 03”
5 Maher Saleh (Syria) 7h 53’ 45”
6 Abdullah Nagy (Egypt) 8h 06’ 06”
7 Fuad Shatat (Syria 8h 21’ 55”
8 Habarah Hussein (Syria) 8h 39’ 40”
9 Sahara Mansour (Egypt) 8h 42’ 40” - 1st women
10 Marcelo Guiscardo (Argentina) 8h 48’ 22”
11 Jennifer Anderson (Australia) 8h 55’ 55” - 2nd woman
12 Richard Campion (Australia) 9h 07’ 30”
13 Miriam Vaccani (Argentina) 9h 23’ 06” - 3rd woman
14 Diana Nyad (USA) 9h 24’ 57” - 4th woman
15 Giovanni Occhiello (Italy) 9h 26’ 08”
16 Naste Jonceski (Yugoslavia) 9h 27’ 12”
17 Mohamud Mustafa (Sudan) 9h 27’ 33”
18 Abdullah Kairy (Egypt) 9h 46’ 51”
19 Klaus Stutzer (Germany) 9h 52’ 03”
20 Alawi Makki (Saudi Arabia) 10h 15’ 37”
21 Angela Marchetti (Argentina) 10h 19’ 43” - 5th women
22 Magdi Fareed (Egypt) 10h 44’ 54”
23 Danvier Khatau (India) 10h 50’ 11”
24 Zoheir Sharaf Eldine (Lebanon) 11h 05’ 27”
25 Abd El Awzi (Kuwait) 11h 24′ 37″
DNF A. Cattaneo (Italy), S. Soliman (Saudi Arabia), F. Burahama (Kuwait)
OTL S. Gadallah (Sudan), J. Stewart (USA)
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is a Canadian open water swimmer who competed in the 1975 24 Heures La Tuque in Québec, Canada.
1975 24 Heures La Tuque Results
1. Sandra Bucha + John Kinsella: 191 tours
2. Magdy Mandour + Marawan Ghazzawi: 181 tours
3. Maher Saleh + Marwan Saleh: 180 tours
4. Ossama Rashad + Amed Youssef: 177 tours
5. Jennifer Anderson + Richard Campion: 169 tours
6. James Stewart + Baher Hamid: 162 tours
7. Sahar Mansour + Diana Nyad: 161 tours
8. Jacques Fordham + Daniel Piché: 135 tours
9. Yvon Montpetit + Georges Blazy: 133 tours
10. Gilles Potvin + Raymond Cusson: 109 tours
Amateurs: Johanne Thomson + Jocelyn Dufort + Michael Dumond + Jean Boudreault: 180 tours
External links
- All-time Historical Big Swims Down Derwent River
- Doug Hughson Joins History By Completing Derwent River Big Swim
- Brenda Norman, Emma Radford Are 1-2 Down The Derwent River
- Ross Youngman Lives Up To His Name, Sets Derwent River Big Swim Record
- Chris Guesdon Explains About The Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Jennifer Anderson
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Susanne Guesdon
- Way Back When In Tasmania
- Dan Curtis To Take On The Big Swim After 39 Years
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Sue Guesdon Doubly Honored By Two Halls Of Fame
- Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque
- Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin
- 1975 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli
- When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
