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Joe Mitchell
Joe Mitchell is an Australian open water swimmer.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights[edit]
- He was on the Australian national swim team that won the 1996 Mediterranean International Swimming Relay Race.
- He is a member of the inaugural class of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honourees who were inducted on August 2020.
- He finished 2nd in the 1996 40 km International Ponza Island to San Felice race in Italy.
- He served as the team manager of the Australian team at the 2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- He was awarded the 1995 Australian Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Australian Swimming.
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Honourees[edit]
- 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
Mediterranean International Swimming Relay Race[edit]
The Mediterranean International Swimming Relay Race was a 93 km Malta-to-Sicily open water swimming (4-person) competition between Australia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary on 19-20 July 1996 that started from St. Julians Bay in Malta and finished at Marina di Modica in Sicily, Italy. The Australian team won in 19 hours 11 minutes and included Melissa Cunningham, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Joe Mitchell and Grant Robinson who swam on 20-minute legs under the leadership of Chris Guesdon. 1996 was the only year of a successful crossing. Both the 1995 Mediterranean International Swimming Relay Race and 1997 Mediterranean International Swimming Relay Race were held, but all the participating teams failed to finish.
1996 results[edit]
1st: Australia 19 hours 11 minutes
2nd: Italy 19 hours 15 minutes
3rd: Czech Republic 20 hours 42 minutes
4th: Slovenia 20 hours 46 minutes
5th: Hungary 20 hours 56 minutes
External links[edit]
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Suzy Toner
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Grant Robinson
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Joseph Mitchell
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Gary Toner
- Mel Cunningham Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live
- Record-setting Relays Rock 'N Roll
- The Longest Open Water Swimming Relay In The World
- Chris Guesdon Explains About The Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020
- Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
