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John Koorey
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John Koorey is a member of the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020
John Koorey is an Australian open water swimmer and former president of the Australian Marathon Swimming Federation.
Open Water Swimming Career[edit]
- crossed the English Channel in 10 hours 32 minutes in 1969 from France to England ratified by the Channel Swimming Association
- crossed the Cook Strait from South Island to North Island on 1 February 1981 in 5 hours 37 minutes, setting a record across the channel in New Zealand that remains the third fastest crossing in history
- crossed the Cook Strait from North Island to South Island on 28 February 1981 in 6 hours 59 minutes at the age of 42
- won the 55-59 age group at the 2001 Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Hawaii
- he served as the president of the Australian Marathon Swimming Federation and on the Australian Long-Distance Swimming Federation, first formed in 1973.
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Honourees[edit]
He is a member of the inaugural class of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honourees who were inducted on August 2020.
- Jennifer Anderson
- Lauren Arndt
- David Bates
- Clive Berry Rickards
- Kate Brookes-Peterson
- Roger Bruce
- Tamara Bruce
- Richard Campion
- Brendan Capell
- Graeme Carroll
- Cavill Family
- Melissa Cunningham
- William Ford
- Melissa Gorman
- Trent Grimsey
- Christopher Guesdon
- Susanne Guesdon
- Kevin Holtom
- Annette Kellerman
- Tracy Knowles
- John Koorey
- Susie Maroney OAM
- Chloë McCardel
- Linda McGill MBE
- Joseph Mitchell
- Lynton Mortensen
- David O'Brien OAM
- Penny Palfrey
- James Pittar
- Des Renford MBE
- Grant Robinson
- Rottnest Channel Swim Association
- Mark Saliba
- Josh Santacaterina
- Shelley Taylor-Smith
- Gary Toner
- Suzanne Toner
External links[edit]
- Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation Enjoys its Golden Anniversary
- Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation to be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- History Of Marathon Swimming In Australia, Part 1
- All-time Historical Big Swims Down Derwent River
- Doug Hughson Joins History By Completing Derwent River Big Swim
- Chris Guesdon Explains About The Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors John Koorey
- David O'Brien Talks About Keep Turning Over On WOWSA Live
- Michael Dale On Australian Marathon Swimming Federation
- First Caged, Then Set Free To Magnetic Island
- Way Back When In Tasmania
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020
- Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Swimming In Sharky Waters
- First Caged, Then Set Free
- Blast From The Past - 2001 Waikiki Roughwater Swim
- Chloë McCardel, Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
- Jim Barber Cooked In New Zealand, 1 Week Down Under
- Cook Strait Swim History
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- John Koorey Channel Swimming
