Jan van Hemsbergen
Jan van Hemsbergen was a Dutch open water swimmer who competed in the 1951 Daily Mail race across the English Channel. He was the first person from The Netherlands to swim across the English Channel.
1951 Daily Mail Race
Egyptian, 34-year-old Mareeh Hassan Hamad, won the 1951 Daily Mail race in 12 hours 12 minutes by 1 minute over Frenchman Roger Le Morvan. The results were as follows:
1. Mareeh Hassan Hamad (Egypt) 12:12
2. Roger Le Morvan (France) 12:13
3. Hassan Abdel Rehim (Egypt) - 12:25
4. Saied El Arabi (Egypt) 12:42
5. Brenda Fisher (England) 12:42 - First woman
6. Godfrey Chapman (England) 12:56
7. Winnie Roach (Canada) 13:25
8. Enriqueta Duarte (Argentina) 13:26
9. Lars Beril Warle (Sweden) 13:28
10. Raphael Morand (France) 13:45
11. Jenny James (Wales) 13:55
12. Jason Zirganos (Greece) 14:01
13. Jan Van Hemsbergen (Netherlands) 14:03
14. Sally Bauer (Sweden) 14:04
15. Antonio Abertondo (Argentina) 14:14
16. William E. (Ned) Barnie (Scotland) 15:01
17. Jenny Kammersgaard (Denmark) 15:38
18. Daniel Carpio (Peru) 23:05
Videos
External links
- The 1951 Daily Mail Race Across The English Channel
- Daily Mail and Billy Butlin Cross Channel Swims
- People Who Changed The World Of Open Water Swimming
- MSABC Open Water Swimming
- Greta Andersen Smiling Brightly Over The Years
- Øresundssvømning Pioneer Sally Bauer
- Open Water Swimming
- Channel Swimming Association
- Televised Broadcast of 1957 Race
- Jason Zirganos Circumnavigation Clarified
- Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
- Myra Thompson Swam Much More
- The Evolutionary Digitalization Of Open Water Swimming
- Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti's Eventful Life
- English Channel Races Of The 1970s
- One Of The All-Time Greats Writes His Memoirs
- Racing Across The English Channel In The 1970s, 1980s
- Moments When Memories Are Made
- Greta Andersen To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
- Alfredo Camarero, 1931-2012
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- [http://www.worldmarathonswimmingassociation.com World Marathon Swimming Association
