Ion Lazarenco
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Ion Lazarenco Tiron was voted as the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year in a global online poll, nominated by the World Open Water Swimming Association
Ion Lazarenco Tiron was inducted in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland as an Honour Swimmer in the Class of 2019
Ion Lazarenco Tiron with Captain Mizushima and Angela Lazarenco in the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Ion Lazarenco Tiron course across the Tsugaru Channel on 25 July 2017 in 11 hours 20 minutes from Honshu to Hokkaido, Japan
Ion Lazarenco Tiron walking onshore on Sandy Beach on Oahu after his 18 hour 11 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel in October 2016
Ion Lazarenco Tiron is a 40-year-old Moldavian/Irish citizen living in Bray, Ireland since 1997.
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Honors
- He was the 2015 VIP Sports Man of the Year in the Republic of Moldova.
- He was honored by the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland as an Honour Swimmer, Class of 2019.
- He was honored as 2015 Male Swimmer of the Year by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
- He was honored as 2016 Male Swimmer of the Year by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
- He was the first person from the Republic of Moldova to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 8 September 2017.
- He was honored as Man of The Year 2017 by Moldova National TV.
- He was honored as 2017 Male Swimmer of the Year by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
- He won the 2017 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Open Water Swim Performance of the Year.
- He was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his Swim of Peace, a 3-day 100 km stage swim on the river Prut between Romania and the the Republic of Moldova between 25-28 May 2018.
- He was honored as 2018 Male Swimmer of the Year by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
- He became the 8th person in history, second from Ireland and first from the Republic of Moldova to complete the 7 channels of the Oceans Seven on 27 January 2018.
- He was voted as the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year in a global online poll, nominated by the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.
- He was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 8 September 2017.
- He completed the 235 km Swimming Marathon Nistru – Unites Moldova stage swim on the River Nistru in Moldova. The stage swim from Soroca to Dubasari took 8 days.
- In 2013, he attempted a 23 km swim from Bray to Wicklow piloted by local fisherman Austin Poynton.
- On 22 February 2014, he participated in an Ice Mile swim in Wicklow Mountains in Ireland under the auspices of the International Ice Swimming Association in 3.3ºC (37.9ºF) water.
- On 11 May 2014, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 41 minutes at the age of 36 in 17ºC water escorted by Columba 1.
- On 22 February 2014, he completed an Ice Mile in Lough Dan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in 3.3°C water in 33:07 with observer Ram Barkai and witness Kieron Palframan.
- On 18 September 2014, he crossed the English Channel from England to France in 13 hours 34 minutes 12 seconds at the age of 36 under the auspices of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation and escorted by Eddie Spelling in 16ºC water becoming the first Moldovan to do it. His crew included observer Jim Boucher and crew Angela Lazarenco (wife) and Marin Tiron (brother).
- Between 7-17 November 2014, he completed the Swim of Peace in Tunisia with Nejib Belhedi.
- On 26 July 2015, he completed the 26.4 km International Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim in 9 hours 8 minutes 43 seconds at the age of 37 in Lake Zurich coming 5th with kayakers Angela Lazarenco, Kari Lienhard-Hardman, Karine Regazzoni and Fergus Galvin.
- On 11 August 2015, he completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from Donaghadee, Northern Ireland to Scotland in 16 hours 23 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 37 with escort pilot Brian Meharg with crew members Marin Tiron, Lucas Kowalczyk and Victor Birlea, and observer Maureen McCoy in 11.8ºC to 12.3ºC water.
- On 12 September 2016, he crossed the 32.3 km Catalina Channel from the Southern California mainland to Santa Catalina Island in 12 hours 1 minute 14 seconds at the age of 38.
- On 5 October 2016, he completed a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in 18 hours 11 minutes at the age of 38.
- In 2016, he won the 2016 Male Senior Swimmer of the Year (Live Vote) from the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
- On 25 July 2017, he completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan in 11 hours 20 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 39.
- He was the Leinster and Irish Open Water Swimmer of the Year in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
- On 8 September 2017, he finished third in the 45.8 km (28.5-mile) 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim in New York in 7 hours 54 minutes 36 seconds at the age of 39 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- On 27 January 2018, he completed a crossing of the Cook Strait in 11 hours 5 minutes to achieve the Oceans Seven.
- He is an Honoree of the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland as an Honour Swimmer, Class of 2019.
- Between 25-28 May 2018, he completed the 100 km 3-day stage swim called the Swim of Peace together with Avram Iancu of Romania, a nominee for the 2017 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, on the river Prut between Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Swim of Peace Video
Nistru – Unites Moldova Mission
- to popularize swimming among children and adolescents
- to raise awareness on the need to protect the River Nistru
- to raise trust among citizens on both banks of the river
- to collect funds for orphanages and athletes who practice swimming and who do not have family support in Moldova
Videos
2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nomination
He was nominated for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association:
Ion Lazarenco Tiron did his first major open water swim with a 235 km Swimming Marathon Nistru – Unites Moldova stage swim that took 8 days – and raised lots of money for charity. He forged on and ultimately developed a massively hardened veneer and a tough mental attitude in his adopted Ireland. This year, he culminated his four-year Oceans Seven journey with a successful crossing of the Cook Strait. Along the way in the midst of receiving a slew of awards in Ireland and completing an Ice Mile, he has completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming as well as crossings of the Strait of Gibraltar (4 hours 41 minutes), English Channel (13 hours 34 minutes), North Channel (16 hours 23 minutes), Catalina Channel (12 hours 1 minute), Molokai Channel (18 hours 11 minutes), Tsugaru Channel (11 hours 20 minutes) and Cook Strait (11 hours 5 minutes). For becoming the first person from the Republic of Moldova to achieve the Oceans Seven, for serving as an ambassador of the sport and adapting to the Irish community of accomplished swimmers, and for showing that one's origins present no barrier to swimming across the world's most iconic channels while raising significant funds for charities in Moldova, Ion Lazarenco Tiron of the Republic of Moldova/Ireland is a worthy nominee for the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.
External links
- 18 Years In The Making: Stephen Junk Achieves The Oceans Seven
- Kieron Palframan Achieves The Oceans Seven
- Open Water Swimmers Take It To The Extreme with Ice Miles, Channel Swims and Marathon Swims
- 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
- WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
- The History Of Ouma In Tunisia
- Presenting The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Jim Loreto Does Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- 2019 WOWSA Awards Nominees
- 2019 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
- Marathoning With Masayuki Moriya
- Attila Mányoki Completes Oceans Seven With A North Channel Crossing
- Nistru Uneste Moldova
- Nistru Uneste Moldova on Facebook
- LongSwimsDB profile
- 2016 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Official Website
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Facebook Page
- Cork Distance Week Alumni Success
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Ion Lazarenco swim
- Ion Lazarenco's Experiences And Exthusiasm
- Ion Lazarenco, The Moldavian Open Water Swimming Star
- Habits And Idiosyncrasies Of Open Water Swimmers
- ll's Well That Ends Well In The Open Water
- Stephen Junk Completes Sixth Channel Of Oceans Seven
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Goes Six For Six
- September 8th 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim
- 3 For 3 For 3: Webster, Lazarenco, Cox Do Triple Crown
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron, Oceans Seven First From Moldavia
- One More Becomes Nine In The Oceans Seven
- Abhejali Bernardová Becomes 10th Oceans Seven Swimmer
- Will Cameron Bellamy Become #11?
- Cork Caps Crazy Workouts For Crowners
- Cameron Bellamy To Give WOWSA Talk At Olympic Club
- Class of 2019 Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Inducted In The Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Swimming For Peace, Part 1
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Swimming For Others, Part 2
- Aleksandra Bednarek Voted 2018 Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year
- Icebears Hintertux Voted 2018 Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year
- Ross Edgley's Great British Swim Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron, Swimming For Peace
- Nora Toledano Cadena Achieves The Oceans Seven
- Mariel Hawley Dávila Achieves The Oceans Seven
- Ion Lazarenco Tiron Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
