La Tuque
La Tuque is a city located in north-central Quebec on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. It was site of the 24 Heures La Tuque, a 24-hour 2-person professional marathon swimming relay competition held in the 1960s and 1970s in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada.
24 Heures La Tuque
24 Heures La Tuque (or the Le Marathon de 24 Heures de La Tuque) was a non-stop relay with up to 20 two-person teams that ran from 3 p.m. Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday. The race was staged in an egg-shaped Lac Louis (Lake Louie) in Quebec. The course was a one-third of a mile plus 11 feet that paralleled the shore so crowds of thousands cheered on the professional marathon swimmers day and night. Some of the greatest marathon swimmers of that era competed in the race including John Kinsella, Paul Asmuth, Sandra Bucha, Bill Heiss, Gilles Potvin, James Kegley, Nabil El Shazly, Abdul Latif Abou Heif, and Rejean LaCoursiere.
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
- Ted Erikson Passes, But His Legacy Lives On
- Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque
- When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
- 24 Heures La Tuque
- Round And Round They Swam 24 Hours In 15°C
- 24 Heures La Tuque in Cold Water
- Sister Swims Around The World
- O Canada!
- Sandra Bucha Stands Out And Stands Tall
- Sandra Bucha, A Cog In The Machine In 1974
- Doing The Full Monty In The Open Water Day And Night
- A 24-hour Race in 15°C (60°F) Water
- Swimming In A Crater Lake With A Carbon-Neutral Escort
- Gilles Potvin Still Passionate 71 Years Into It
- Nabil El Shazly Leaves A Wide Wake In The Water
- An Adventurous Day Between Open Water Swims
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Open Water Swimming
- Sandra Bucha Inducted In International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- She Takes A Long Swim Off A Short Pier]
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- A Celebration Of Camaraderie Where Everyone Wins
- Jim Whelan, The Legend Of Atlantic City, Passes Away
