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Silvia Dalotto
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Silvia Dalotto is an inductee (Honor Swimmer of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2005
Silvia Dalotto-Marcó (born in Paraná, Argentina) is a 49-year-old open water swimmer from Argentina who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005 as an Honor Swimmer. The Argentine native served on the Board of Directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame prior to organizational structural changes in 2015 and is a race official with FINA.
Open Water Swimming Career
- Dalotto was the International Marathon Swimming Association (IMSA) world champion in 1990 after winning the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli on 5 July 1990 in 8 hours 24 minutes 37 seconds.
- Dalotto finished 7th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli on 6 July 1991 in 8 hours 22 minutes 37 seconds.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli on 5 July 1992 in 7 hours 30 minutes 9 seconds.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the Travesía Bahía de Todos los Santos in Brazil in 1990.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the 32 km (20-mile) Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 1990.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the Lago Trasimeno Marathon in Italy in 1990.
- Dalotto finished 3rd in the Around the Island Marathon in Atlantic City, USA in 1990.
- Dalotto finished 5th in the 42 km (26-mile) Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Canada in 1990.
- She was the 3rd overall in the 1991 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She was the 6th overall in the 1992 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She was the 5th overall in the 1993 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She was the 3rd overall in the 1994 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She was the 5th overall in the 1995 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She was the 2nd overall in the 1996 International Marathon Swimming Association circuit.
- She competed in the 1993 88 km Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Parana in Argentina.
- She served until the age of 40 as a FINA official.
- On 10 August 1992, she finished 5th in the Sylvan Lake World Series Marathon Swim in Alberta, Canada.
Honors
- She was the 2007 recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award, an award given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
- Upon completion of her marathon swimming career, Dalotto received many awards and honors from the Argentine Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee.
- She became a FINA Open Water Official, judging at the FINA Open Water World Championships in Barcelona and other FINA World Cup races.
- She wrote Historia de la Academia Olímpica Argentina, Una experiencia inolvidable (History of the Argentine Olympic Academy, An unforgettable experience) in 2020.
External links
- Ignorance Was Bliss; Wisdom Was Welcomed By Kim Dyke
- Silvia Dalotto-Marcó On The Historia de la Academia Olímpica Argentina
- Colin Hill Honored By The International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Rough, Rough Waters In The 1993 Swim Across The Sound
- Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch And The Elite Race In 1992 Swim Across The Sound
- Silvia Dalotto Talks About Grit And Integrity On WOWSA Live
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Pilar Geijo Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live
- Flying Fast Freestyle Down The Coronda River
- 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- Honoring The Legacies Of Irving Davids, Roger Wheeler
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees
- Open Water Swimming Officials And Referees
