Mark Saliba
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Mark Saliba is a member of the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Mark Saliba was a professional marathon swimmer from Australia.
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Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- He won a silver medal in the 25 km team event at the 8th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia on 11 January 1998 together with Grant Robinson and Tracey Knowles in a cumulative time of 16 hours 22 minutes 54.3 seconds.
- On 20 February 1999, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 4 hours 33 minutes 30 seconds at the age of 19.
- On 26 February 2000, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 4 hours 0 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 20 that set the course record that existed until 2018.
- On 31 October 2000, he completed the 25 km race at the FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii in 5 hours 0 minutes 15 seconds.
- On 29 October 2000, he completed the 10 km race at the FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1 hour 58 minutes 12 seconds.
- On 16 July 2001, he completed the 10 km race at the FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in 2 hours 1 minute 37 seconds
- On 19 July 2001, he completed the 25 km race at the FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in 5 hours 29 minutes 17 seconds.
- On 23 February 2002, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 4 hours 8 minutes 34 seconds.
- In 2002, he completed the 25 km Swim Across The Sound in Connecticut, USA in 5 hours 2 minutes 27 seconds.
- On 13 July 2003, he completed the 10 km FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in 1 hour 51 minutes 12 seconds.
- On 16 July 2003, he completed the 25 km FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in 5 hours 9 minutes 41 seconds.
- In 9 August 2003, he completed the 37 km Atlantic City Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA in 7 hours 59 minutes 16 seconds.
- In 24 July 2004, he completed the 37 km Atlantic City Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA in 6 hours 37 minutes 10 seconds.
- On 21 February 2004, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 4 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds.
- In 31 July 2004, he completed the 37km Traversee internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 6 hours 37 minutes 20 seconds.
- On 26 November 2004, he completed the 25 km FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships in Dubai, UAE in 5 hours 8 minutes 5 seconds.
- He won his sixth consecutive Australian 25 km Open Water Swimming Championship along the Swan River in Perth, Australia in 2004 finishing in 5 hours 17 minutes 35 seconds.
- He finished fourth in the Australian 10 km Open Water Swimming Championship in the Swan River in Perth, Australia in 2004.
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
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Honourees
He is a member of the inaugural class of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honourees who were inducted on August 2020.
- 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
External links
- How To Avoid The Scrum – How To Enjoy Open Water Swims Without The Physicality
- History Of Marathon Swimming In Australia, Part 1
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Suzy Toner
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Tracey Knowles
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Grant Robinson
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Mark Saliba
- Chris Guesdon Explains About The Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Aleksey Akatyev Talks About Open Water And Coaching On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020
- Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Random Thoughts On The 2010 Rottnest Channel Swim
- Mark Saliba Wins Sixth Straight 25K in Western Australia
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Rottnest Channel Swim
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Five Or More Gets On Rottnest Channel Swim Honour Board
- When Things Go Wright Across The Rottnest Channel
