Romano Mombelli

Romano Mombelli (born 20 August 1992) is a Swiss open water swimmer coached by Andrea Gisiger at the Schwimmclub Solothurn/Natation Sportive Genève in Geneva, Switzerland. He attends the University of Geneva in Switzerland. His goal is to achieve the Oceans Seven.

Open Water Swimming Career

• He crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 5 April 2014 in 3 hours 57 minutes
• He set a record crossing Lake of Brienz in Switzerland on 5 September 2015, 16 km in 3 hours 18 minutes as the first person to swim the lake against the current
• He finished 3rd place at the Swiss Championships Open Water 2015 - 10 km in 2 hours 17 minutes
• He participated in the 40th Faros Marathon in Croatia - 16 km
• He attempted a crossing of the Molokai Channel on 12 October 2015

External links

• Romano Mombelli
• Romano Mombelli Hit From Head To Toe
• Challenging Channel Crossings With Michael Twigg-Smith
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• I Got Stung
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Michael Twigg-Smith On Molokai Channel Crossings