Ishak Helmy
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Gertrude Ederle and Istak Helmy
Ishak Helmy is an Egyptian open water swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 1980.
Helmy was the ninth person to successfully cross the English Channel when he swam from France to England in 23 hours 40 minutes on 31 August 1928 under the auspices of the Channel Swimming Association. It was his sixth attempt.
Escorting
He crewed for and helped rescue Gertrude Ederle on her English Channel attempt in 1925.
External links
- Georges Michel Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Top Swimmers On The Egyptian National Team Of The 1950s
- Back In Time: In 1977 With The Channel Swimming Association
- Time Magazine August 1925
- Catch Me Helmy
- Marveling About Nelson
- Channel Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Gertrude Ederle And Ishak Helmy
- Mohamed Ahmed Marouf Joins Line Of Egyptian Great
