Attila Molnar
Attila Molnar was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1998 as an Honor Swimmer. He is a Hungarian open water swimmer and coach of the Hungarian open water swimming team.
Open Water Swimming Career
- He was crowned the International Marathon Swimming Association world champion two years in a row.
- He won the 46 km (22.5-mile) Around-the-Island Marathon Swim in Atlantic City, USA in 1995.
- He finished second in the 40 km (25-mile) Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean professional marathon swim in 10 hours 20 minutes in Canada in 1995 and third in 10 hours 40 seconds in 1996.
- He competed in the 1991 FINA World Championships 25 km race.
- On 10 August 1992, he finished 6th in the Sylvan Lake World Series Marathon Swim in Alberta, Canada.
1991 FINA World Championships 25 km Race Results
Held in Swan River in Perth, Australia.
1 Chad Hundeby 5:01:46
2 Sergio Chariandini 5:03:19
3 David O'Brien 5:08:53
4 Nace Majcen 5:13:08
5 Jay Wilkerson 5:15:20
6 Roberto Faccinetti 5:16:14
7 Christof Wandratsch 5:18:44
8 Peter Galvin 5:19:28
9 Dragan Kurgic 5:20:32
10 Greg Streppel 5:22:52
11 Martijn van Heusden 5:24:07
12 Attila Molnar 5:26:21
13 Justin Palfrey 5:29:40
14 Michal Sanda 5:31:35
15 Jaime Gavaid 5:33:03
16 Mauricio Buczmiejuk 5:33:13
17 Dusan Toth Szabo 5:38:17
18 Marc Newman 5:40:46
19 Erik van Dartel 5:41:31
20 Michal Spacek 5:46:53
21 Ricardo Sperti 5:58:54
22 Jordi Cervera 6:02:31
23 Mohammed Abdel 6:04:07
24 Nazr Hasabala 6:06:48
25 Karim Madsen 6:42:30
26 Taranath Narayan Shenoy 7:26:41
External links
- 1991, The Year Sports Changed. Men vs. Women In The Open Water
- When Diego Degano, Shelley Taylor-Smith Ruled Sylvan Lake
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Official Website
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Attila Molnar Peaked In The Mid-1990s
- 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
