Mauro Giaconia

Mauro Giaconia, endurance athlete at the san Alfonso del Mar Resort pool

Mauro Giaconia is a marathon swimmer from Palermo, Italy.

Open Water Swimming Career

• he finished second at the 2012 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim before it was cancelled due to thunderstorms
• he swam 101 km (62 miles) in 24 hours in a vast sea-water swimming pool of San Alfonso del Mar Resort hotel in Argentina at the age of 37.
• he completed the Ultra Ebro River 152.1 km marathon swim in the river Ebro in Spain in 10-11 August 2013 in 38 hours 2 minutes.
• he participated in the 26 km Swim of Peace Ouma - Djerba (Ouma of Djerba) on 2 June 2013 together with Nejib Belhedi, Adam Walker, Haydn Welch, Jackie Cobell, Nicola Fraser, Silke Fraser, Rebecca Jarre, Thomas Noblett, Claire Noblett, Keith Bartolo, Gabriele Galli, and Dave Cobell.

External links

• Mauro Giaconia
• Swim Of Peach Ouma - Djerba In Tunisia
• Swims Of Peace From Sahara To Arctic Circle
• Mauro Giaconia website
• Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• 56,000 Strokes In The River Ebro