Alain Simac-lejeune

Alain Simac Lejeune training for his channel crossings and ice swims

Alain Simac Lejeune is a 42-year-old French open water swimmer and ice swimmer.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On 30 May 2025, he pulled out with 18 km to go in a 45 km crossing of the Molokai Channel after starting at South Papohako Beach on Molokai Island as he was battling seasickness.
• He competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona on 23-26 April 2025 at the age of 42.
• He serves as the International Ice Swimming Association Age Group Committee chairperson.
• He competed in the 13th edition of the Winter Swimming World Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia between 24-29 January 2023 including in the 25m butterfly.
• On 16 September 2021, the 39-year-old Simac-Lejeune became the 27th French swimmer to cross the English Channel in 15 hours 11 minutes with escort pilot Fred Mardle and Harry Mardle and observer Jim Taylor.
• He finished 5th overall in the Ice Kilometer at the 1st French Open Championships - Vichy held in Vichy in February 2019.
• On 03 July 2018, he was a member of Les Manch'eaux 2018 a four-person French open water swimming relay that included Frederic Romera, Vincent Leblond and Gilles Grabski that crossed the 33.5 km English Channel from England to France on 3 July 2018 in 10 hours 18 minutes with escort pilot Simon Ellis.
• He finished 5th in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy Ice Kilometer on 1 February 2019 in 15:00.16.
• He won in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy 50m breaststroke on 2 February 2019.
• He finished 3rd in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy 50m backstroke on 2 February 2019.
• He finished 2nd in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy 50m freestyle on 2 February 2019.
• He finished 2nd in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy 200m backstroke on 3 February 2019.
• He finished 2nd in the 2019 French Open Championships - Vichy 200m freestyle on 3 February 2019.
• He finished 5th on the 1000m freestyle race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia in 16:23:17 on 3 February 2020.
• He finished 4th on the 450m freestyle race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia in 7:11.13 on 5 February 2020.
• He finished 4th on the 25m breaststroke race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 5 February 2020.
• He finished 4th on the 50m breaststroke race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 6 February 2020.
• He finished 4th on the 100m breaststroke race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 4 February 2020.
• He finished 4th on the 200m breaststroke race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia on 7 February 2020.

Oceans Seven Challenge

• On 16 September 2021, the 39-year-old Simac-Lejeune became the 27th French swimmer to cross the English Channel in 15 hours 11 minutes with escort pilot Fred Mardle and Harry Mardle and observer Jim Taylor.
• On 4 September 2023, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 34 minutes at the age of 41.

External links

• Corey Murphey, Jorge Agudelo Win The SCAR Swim Challenge
• Corey Murphey Moves Into Overall Lead After Day Three at SCAR
• Ildiko Szekely, Corey Murphey Battle It Out Across Canyon Lake on Day Two at SCAR
• Swimplifly Wins Day One at SCAR Swim – Three To Go
• Sara Palacios, Swimming from Quito to Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, and Roosevelt
• Two-time Winner Michael Rice Headlines SCAR Swim 2025
• International Ice Swimming Association bio
• @alainsimac
• Social Media Influencers in the Open Water versus the Pool, A Comparison on Instagram
• IISA 6th World Championship - Updates on Molveno, January 2025
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Michał Perl and Franziska Partheymüller Look To Replicate Ice Swimming Success at the Winter Swimming World Championships
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marion Joffle Dominates 2019 French Open Championships
• International Ice Swimming Association
• French Open Championships - Vichy