Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos

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Dr. Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos (Giorgos Tsianos), the first person in history to complete the Ice, Water, Fire Challenge when he climbed Mount Everest, swam the English Channel, and ran the 250 km Marathon des Sables

Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos (Giorgos Tsianos) is a 38-year-old Greek endurance athlete and doctor from Athens, Greece who completed the Peak and Pond Challenge and the Ice, Water, Fire Challenge.

Extreme Sports Career Highlights

  • On 22 April 2000, he finished 2nd in the 37 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 9 hours 0 minutes 50 seconds at the age of 23.
  • On 29 October 2000, he finished 22nd in the 25 km FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii in 5 hours 45 minutes 34 seconds.
  • On 5 August 2000, he completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 20 minutes, the fastest time in 2000.
  • On 19 July 2008, he won the 24.5 km Toroneos Gulf Marathon in Greece in 6 hours 11 minutes over a field of 27 swimmers.
  • On 18 July 2010, he finished 2nd in the 24.5 km Toroneos Gulf Marathon in Nikiti Beach, Greece in 7 hours 41 minutes.
  • In October 2011, he swam 101 km from southern part of mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, to the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea in 28 hours 16 minutes in a wetsuit. The solo swim was a charity swim for “Orizodas” from Chania in Crete, a local organization which provides support and looks after children and adults battling cancer.
  • He summited Mount Everest in 2004 when he participated in the Greek national mountaineering expedition “Hellas Everest 2004”, as the expedition’s scientific advisor and high altitude climbing medic to achieve the Peak and Pond Challenge.
  • He was the first person in history to complete the Ice, Water, Fire Challenge where he climbed Mount Everest, swam across the English Channel, and ran the 250 km Marathon des Sables.
    • 2000: he swam the English Channel in 9 hours 20 minutes, earning the Channel Swimming Association's Rolex Award for the Fastest Solo Swim in 2000.
    • 2004: he climbed Mount Everest via the notoriously difficult northern side route
    • 2015: he completed the Marathon des Sables through the Sahara Desert in 39 hours 14 minutes, finishing 323rd out of more than 1,200 runners

Aegean Sea Swim

Education

He finished high school in Florida and received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, after which he earned a Master’s degree in Human Physiology under Extreme Environments at King’s College London. He then went on to pursue a Doctorate degree at the University of Glasgow, researching and specializing in Human Medical Physiology in the Cold and at High Altitude. He has completed research projects and field studies in the Scottish Highlands, the European Alps and the Himalayas. Following the successful completion of his Ph.D., he returned to Greece to study Medicine.

In his early medical years he gained significant experience at hospitals in South Africa, the USA, and Greece, and then moved to the UK to train in hospitals in Scotland and England. He has worked in the fields of General and Trauma Surgery, Accident and Emergency Medicine, and General Practice. He is dynamically involved and certified in Expedition Medicine and Travel Medicine, and alongside his medical duties he has maintained his interest and participation in research.

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Greatest Watermen in Open Water Swimming History

He was named as one of the Greatest Watermen in Open Water Swimming History by the World Open Water Swimming Association in 2015:

1. Zacharias Alexandrakis (Macedonia): Marathon swimming enthusiast, open water swimming promoter, lifeguard, swimming coach and lifesaving leader.
2. Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González (Mexico): Triathlete, ultra-endurance athlete, channel swimmer and author
3. Stathis Avramidis, Ph.D. (Greece): Researcher, swimmer, author, speaker, and lecturer
4. Peter Bales (South Africa): Channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, governing body administrator and escort pilot
5. Vito Bialla (U.S.A.): Extreme relay swimmer, professional sailor, and escort pilot of the Farallon Islands, California
6. Paul Blackbeard (South Africa): World-class pool swimmer, ocean swimmer, and life saver
7. Lord Byron (Great Britain): Poet, author and pioneering sea swimmer
8. Dick Campion (Australia): Olympian, coach, trainer, author, promoter, and professional marathon swimmer
9. Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti (Peru): Four-time Olympian, Channel swimmer, professional racer, and solo swimmer
10. Bruckner Chase (U.S.A.): marathon swimmer, ocean advocate, ambassador to the disabled, filmmaker, paddler and surf lifesaver
11. Buster Crabbe (U.S.A.): Olympic champion, ice swimmer, promoter, and movie star of 3 pulp fiction heroes
12. Guy Delage (France): Ocean swimmer, extreme adventurer, diver, submariner, and sailor
13. Marcos Díaz (Dominican Republic): Marathon racer, extreme swimmer, surfer, governing body administrator, and event director
14. Shannon Eckstein (Australia): Ironman lifesaver, paddler, kayaker, surf skier and ocean swimmer
15. Ian Emberson (Kauai, U.S.A.): Channel swimmer, original Ironman triathlete, ocean swimmer, event director, and triathlete
16. George Freeth (Hawai, U.S.A.): Ocean swimmer, surfer, paddler, and lifesaver organizer
17. Alfréd Hajós (Hungary): Olympic champion, professional racer, and architect
18. Trevor Hendy (Australia): Ironman lifesaver, paddler, kayaker, surf skier and ocean swimmer
19. Colin Hill (Great Britain): Ice swimmer, Channel swimmer, television commentator, and event director
20. Craig Hummer (U.S.A.): Competitive swimmer, kayaker, paddler, Ironman lifesaver, and Olympic television commentator
21. Ky Hurst (Australia): Ocean swimmer, two-time Olympian, body surfer extraordinaire, and champion life saver
22. Zhang Jian (China): Marathon swimmer, Channel swimmer, ice swimmer and university sports director
23. Captain Tim Johnson (U.S.A.): Marathon swimmer, author, professor, shark cage designer, analyst, and historian
24. Duke Kahanamoku (Hawaii): Ocean swimmer, Olympic champion, surfing legend and ambassador of aloha
25. Grant Kenny (Australia): Ironman lifesaver, paddler, kayaker, surf skier and ocean swimmer
26. Guy Leech (Australia): Ironman lifesaver, paddler, kayaker, surf skier and ocean swimmer
27. Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima (Brazil): Two-time Olympian, stand-up paddler, ocean swimming coach, pioneering ocean swimmer and promoter
28. Pádraig Mallon (Ireland): Marathon swimmer, Channel swimmer, ice swimmer, event organizer, promoter and triathlete
29. Vojislav Mijić (Serbia): Marathon swimmer, professional racer, solo pioneer and event organizer
30. Masayuki Moriya (Japan): Coach, channel swimmer, event organizer, clinician, and governing body administrator
31. Keo Nakama (Hawaii/U.S.A.): World champion, world record holder, pioneering ocean swimmer, event organizer and coach
32. Aaron Peirsol (U.S.A.): 7-time Olympic medalist, surfer, lifeguard, coach, and body surfer extraordinaire
33. Lewis Pugh (Great Britain): Channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, ocean advocate, ambassador, author, and speaker
34. Kevin Richards (South Africa): Competitive swimmer, triathlete, surf lifesaver, and coach
35. Philip Rush (New Zealand): Channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, professional racer, escort pilot, channel administrator, and fire fighter
36. Wayne Riddin (South Africa): Competitive swimmer, race director, aquapreneur, coach and promoter
37. Veljko Rogošić (Croatia): Two-time Olympic swimmer, professional racer, solo pioneer, swimming ambassador and marathon swimmer
38. Kenny Rust (Hawaii, U.S.A.): Ocean swimmer, lifeguard, aquapreneur, and event safety official
39. Ori Sela (Israel): Sea swimmer, coach, therapist, pioneer relay swimmer and aquapreneur
40. Borut Strel (Slovenia): Coach, swimmer, clinician, planner and logistic expert
41. Martin Strel (Slovenia): Channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, extreme adventurer, film protagonist, and camp clinician
42. Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos, M.D., Ph.D. (Greece): Research scientist, physician, expedition medic and Channel swimmer
43. Christof Wandratsch (Germany): Channel swimmer, professional racer, solo pioneer, ice swimming record holder and event promoter
44. Captain Matthew Webb (Great Britain): Channel swimmer, extreme adventurer, and professional racer
45. Johnny Weissmuller (U.S.A.): 4-time Olympic champion and movie star with a household name
46. Alick Wickham (Solomon Islands): Ocean swimmer, high diver, body surfing promoter, surfboard shaper, and freestyle ambassador
47. Patrick Winkler (Brazil): Competitive swimmer, ocean swimmer, stand-up paddler, race promoter and publisher of The Swim Channel Magazine
48. Jabez Wolffe (Great Britain): Channel aspirant and coach in the early generations of channel swimming
49. Doug Woodring (Hong Kong/U.S.A.): Marine environment ambassador, ecology advocate, aquapreneur, ocean event director, paddler, diver, and ocean swimmer
50. David Yudovin (U.S.A.): Channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, aquapreneur, benefactor and mariner

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