Hector Pardoe
Hector Pardoe (born 29 March 2001) is a 25-year-old British pool swimmer and a two-time Olympic open water swimmer.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- The Spirit of Britain consists of Tom Dean, Josh Gammon, George Taplin, Dan Jervis, Toby Robinson, and Hector Pardoe will attempt to make a 33.5 km English Channel crossing on 22 September 2026 under the auspices of the Channel Swimming Association coached by Tim Denyer and escorted by Reg Brickell and Ray Brickell with Kevin Peters onboard Viking Princess II. The Spirit of Great Britain finished in 6 hours 55 minutes, swimming from Shakespeare Beach, England to Cap Gris-Nez, France.
- In September 2025, he set the course record across Windermere in 3 hours 40 minutes 28 seconds.
- On 2 August 2025, he traveled between and swam Great Britain's three biggest lakes – Loch Lomond in Scotland, Windermere in England, and Lake Bala in under 24 hours, swimming a cumulative total of 12 hours 15 minutes. His 21.6-mile Loch Lomond time was 7 hours 46 minutes 15 seconds. His 10.5-mile Lake Windermere time was 3 hours 38 minutes. His Lake Bala time was 51 minutes.
- On 4 February 2024, he finished third in the 10 km marathon swim at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar at the age of 22.
- He was part of the bronze medal winning 5 km team race at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands.
- On 7 August 2018, he finished 23rd in the 5 km European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
- On 20 June 2021, he won the 2021 FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Parque Urbano de Albarquel in Setúbal Bay, Portugal and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 2:02:07.60 at the age of 20.
- On 13 March 2021, he finished 7th in the 10 km in 1:52:15.90 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 19.
- On 15 February 2020, he finished 10th in the 10 km in 1:50:03.60 in FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 18.
- On 8 August 2018, he finished 23rd in the 5 km in 54:41.50 at the European Championships in the UK at the age of 17.
- On 16 July 2016, he finished 3rd in the 5 km in 59:55.00 in the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in the Netherlands at the age of 15.
- On 5 August 2021, he competed in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but did not finish due to an elbow to his right eye.
- On 15 December 2021, he finished 9th in the 10 km FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Grand Finale in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi, UAE at the age of 20.
2024 Paris Olympics Male Results
1. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 1:50:52.7
2. Oliver Klemet, Germany 1:50:54.8
3. Dávid Betlehem, Hungary 1:51:09.0
4. Domenico Acerenza, Italy 1:51:09.6
5. Logan Fontaine, France 1:51:47.9
6. Hector Pardoe, Great Britain 1:51:50.8
7. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France 1:51:50.9
8. Florian Wellbrock, Germany 1:51:54.4
9. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 1:51:58.0
10. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece 1:52:37.2
11. Nick Sloman, Australia 1:56:24.4
12. Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico 1:56:28.4
13. Kyle Lee, Australia 1:56:42.5
14. Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain, 1:56:43.0
15. Taishin Minamide, Japan 1:56:57.3
16. Matan Roditi, Israel 1:57:02.3
17. David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador 1:57:08.6
18. Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 1:57:20.1
19. Ivan Puskovitch, USA 1:57:52.5
20. Martin Straka, Czech Republic 1:57:52.9
21. Jan Hercog, Austria 2:01:03.8
22. Piotr Wozniak, Poland 2:02:38.6
23. Kuzey Tunçelli, Turkey 2:02:58.1
24. Felix Auboeck, Austria 2:03:00.5
25. Henrik Christiansen, Norway 2:03:38.2
DNF Guilherme Costa, Brazil
DNF Carlos Garach Benito, Spain
DNF Phillip Seidler, Namibia
DNF Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey
DNS Victor Johansson, Sweden
DNS Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia
DNS David Johnston, USA
2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results
Gold: Florian Wellbrock (Germany, 23) 1:48:33.70
Silver: Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary, 24) 1:48:59.00
Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, 26) 1:49:01.10
4. Matan Roditi (Israel, 22) 1:49:24.90
5. Athanasios Kynigakis (Greece, 22) 1:49:29.20
6. Marc-Antoine Olivier (France, 25) 1:50:23.00
7. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands, 29) 1:51:30.80
8. Michael McGlynn (South Africa, 21) 1:51:32.70
9. Hau-Li Fan (Canada, 23) 1:51:37.00
10. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA, 27) 1:51:40.20
11. Rob Muffels (Germany, 26) 1:53:03.30
12. Kai Graeme Edwards (Australia, 22) 1:53:04.00
13. Taishin Minamide (Japan, 25) 1:53:07.50
14. Mario Sanzullo (Italy, 28) 1:53:08.60
15. David Farinango (Ecuador, 20) 1:53:09.80
16. Phillip Seidler (Namibia, 23) 1:53:14.10
17. Daniel Delgadillo (Mexico, 31) 1:53:14.40
18. Alberto Martinez (Spain, 23) 1:53:16.50
19. Kirill Abrosimov (Russian Olympic Committee, 29) 1:54:29.30
20. Ous Mellouli (Tunisia, 37) 1:56:33.30
21. Vitaliy Khudyakov (Kazakhstan, 26) 1:57:53.70
22. William Yan Thorley (Hong Kong, 18) 1:58:33.40
23. Tiago Campos (Portugal, 22) 1:59:42.00
24. Matej Kozubek (Czech Republic, 25) 2:01:52.10
DNF Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe (Great Britain, 20)
DNF David Aubry (France, 24)
2024 Paris Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage
- 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Prediction: Swimming in the Seine Will Be Spectacular
- Speed and Strategy on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course in the Fast-flowing Seine
- Growth of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris: Pool Specialists versus Open Water Specialists
- Breaking News: Details of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Breaking News: Female Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Breaking News: Male Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Ignasi Vendrell Gervás Is Running The Show at the 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Plan B For The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Whoa...The Speed of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Will Be Off The Charts...Daniel Wiffen to Compete
- 10 Days in Paris: The Swimming Life of Olympian Katie Grimes
- What Would You Do: Protest or Compete in the Seine at the Paris Olympics?
- Olympic Marathon Swimmers Getting Faster and Faster - like Oliver Klemet
- Goose Poo to Human Poo – Media Focus on Faecal Matter and Marathon Swimming Every Four Years
- Social Media Influencers in the Open Water: Who’s Who on Instagram
- Ana Marcela Cunha Is Nearing Her Peak Again As The Paris Olympics Nears
External links
- It Was A Race For The Ages. The Spirit of Great Britain Finishes In 6 Hours 55 Minutes
- British versus Americans Across the English Channel – A Crossing For The Record
- Back the Swim. Break the Record. Save Lives
- Hector Pardoe Swims Across Great Britain’s 3 Biggest Lakes In A Day
- Social Media Influencers in the Open Water versus the Pool, A Comparison on Instagram
- Olympic Marathon Swimmers Getting Faster and Faster - like Oliver Klemet
- Goose Poo to Human Poo – Media Focus on Faecal Matter and Marathon Swimming Every Four Years
- Kristóf Rasovszky Wins 10K World Championships – Then The Unexpected Followed. Now The Wait Begins
- Florian Wellbrock Wins FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2021 Grand Finale
- Heat Survey for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swimmers
- Hector Pardoe, Out But Not Down At The Olympics
- Florian Wellbrock Dominates The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Matan Roditi Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Athanasios Kynigakis Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Watch The Olympic Qualification Race – Takeshi Toyoda Of Japan In Lead
- Hector Pardoe Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
- Team Italy Wins FINA World Junior Championship 5K Relay
- Germany Wins FINA World Junior Championship 5K Relay
- Xiaohan Liu Wins World Junior Open Water Championships
- Daniil Orlov Wins World Junior Open Water Championships
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Hector Pardoe FINA bio
