Doug Hughson
Doug Hughson is an Australian open water swimmer and event organizer from Tasmania.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He did not finish a 34 km Derwent River Big Swim attempt in early February 2021.
- He completed a 34 km Derwent River Big Swim in Tasmania, Australia in 9 hours 29 minutes in February 2021.
- He started the organization of the 4 Bridges to Lighthouse Swim in January 2023.
- He serves as the 34 km Derwent River Big Swim president and monitor.
- He serves as the president of the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation.
Derwent River Big Swim All-time Results
1st: 25 January 1975, Des Renford in 10 hours 54 minutes, first person to complete the swim
2nd: 26 January 1976, Dick Campion in 9 hours 19 minutes
3rd: 26 January 1976, Jenny Anderson in 9 hours 44 minutes
4th: 1974, Relay team Park Beach SLSC in 7 hours 43 minutes with Geoff Marsh, Mike Watkins, Stephen Godfrey, Don Marsh, Gary Everingham and Don Hallett rotating on 1-hour legs
5th: 31 January 2015, Daniel Curtis in 15 hours 57 minutes, first international swimmer
6th: 1 January 2020, Emma Radford in 7 hours 46 minutes
7th: 7 March 2020, Lynton Mortenson in 11 hours 10 minutes
8th: 13 December 2020, Ross Youngman in 9 hours 11 minutes
9th: 7 January 2021, Richard Jones in 10 hours 8 minutes
10th: 9 January 2021, Brenda Norman in 7 hours 4 minutes (new record for fastest woman)
11th: 24 January 2021, Sharon Young in 9 hours 53 minutes
12th: 30 January 2021, Anna Strachan in 7 hours 31 minutes
13th: 12 February 2021, Stuart Donnachie in 7 hours 54 minutes
14th: 13 February 2021, Val Kalmikovs in 7 hours 58 minutes
15th: 28 February 2021, Eric Bateman in 10 hours 27 minutes
16th: 8 March 2021, John van Wisse in 6 hours 49 minutes (new overall fastest swim)
17th: 12 March 2021, Doug Hughson in 9 hours 29 minutes
18th: 20 March 2021, Luke Richards in 9 hours 37 minutes
19th: 9 December 2021, James Clothier in 8 hours 47 minutes
20th: 30 December 2021, Anna Strachan in 7 hours 10 minutes
21st: 31 December 2021, Joy Symons in 7 hours 42 minutes
22nd: 1 January 2022, Jayde Richardson in 8 hours 2 minutes
23rd: 1 January 2022, Zen Durbidge in 8 hours 39 minutes
External links
- Dean Summers Completes An Unprecedented 60 Miler in Australia
- Val Kalmikovs Pioneers a Swim Down Tasmania's Gordon River
- Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation Enjoys its Golden Anniversary
- 35 Go For 34 – in the Derwent River Big Swim
- Tracking In Tasmania, Down The Derwent
- 4 Bridges to Lighthouse Swim
- New Leadership at the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation
- Derwent River Big Swim All-time Results
- Inclusion Leads To Increased Interest In Tasmania
- All-time Historical Big Swims Down Derwent River
- Doug Hughson Joins History By Completing Derwent River Big Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
