Joke van Staveren
Joke Van Staveren is an open water swimmer from the Netherlands.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 1977 in 10 hours 2 minutes.
- She completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 1979 in 10 hours 26 minutes.
- She competed the first ever 2-way IJsselmeer Zwemmarathon in the Netherlands in 1979 in 13 hours and 8 minutes. This was confirmed by the organization in February 2026.
- She competed in the IJsselmeer Zwemmarathon in the Netherlands.
- She finished as the 2nd woman, 10th overall, in the 22.5 km Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac in Quebec, Canada on 4 August 1979 in 7 hours 59 minutes 22 seconds.
25e Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
On 29 July 1979, she finished 18th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean professional marathon swim in 21°C water in Quebec, Canada:
1. John Kinsella (USA) 7 hours 1 minutes 15 seconds
2. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 7 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds
3. Bill Heiss (USA) 7 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds
4. Juan Carlos Mosqueda (Mexico) 7 hours 28 minutes 55 seconds
5. Penny Lee Dean (USA) 7 hours 34 minutes 41 seconds
6. Nasser El Shazly (Egypt) 7 hours 46 minutes 49 seconds
7. Jorge Villegas (Mexico) 7 hours 55 minutes 5 seconds
8. Alwi Makki (Saudi Arabia) 8 hours 2 minutes 49 seconds
9. Marawan Saleh (Syria) 8 hours 9 minutes 53 seconds
10. Raul Villagomez (Mexico) 8 hours 10 minutes 12 seconds
11. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 8 hours 14 minutes 24 seconds and Maher Saleh (Syria) 8 hours 14 minutes 24 seconds
13. Alberto Santiago (Argentina) 8 hours 24 minutes 41 seconds
14. Christine Cossette (Canada) 8 hours 42 minutes 15 seconds
15. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 8 hours 53 minutes 29 seconds
16. Loreen Passfield (Canada) 8 hours 56 minutes 59 seconds
17. Mona Aly Hossen (Egypt) 8 hours 59 minutes 38 seconds
18. Joke Van Staveren (Netherlands) 9 hours 0 minutes 12 seconds
OTL Ibrahim Moustafa Feidalla (Egypt, 10h4m15s), Anwar Saleh (Saudi Arabia, 10h13m56s), Rémi Meunier (Canada 11h29m45s)
DNF Carlos Aguirre Argentina, 8h01m), Luis Prado Medel (Mexico, 5h40m), James Barry (USA, 4h30m)
1st Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
On 12 August 1979, she finished 8th in the Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada.
1. John Kinsella (USA)
2. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 10 hours 44 minutes
3. Jorge Villegas (Mexico)
4. Juan Carlos Tellez Mosqueda (Mexico)
5. Penny Lee Dean (USA) 11 hours 4 minutes - first woman
6. Nasser El-Shazly (Egypt)
7. Ossama Rashad (Egypt)
8. Joke Van Staveren (Netherlands)
DNF Mohamed Gamig (Canada)
DNF Sultan Kigab (Sudan)
DNF Jose Luis Prado Medel (Mexico)
DNF Loreen Passfield (Canada)
DNF Maher Saley (Syria)
DNF Marwan Saley (Syria)
Saudi Arab International Channel Swimming Race Results in 1979
In 1979 and 1981, the English Channel races were organized by the Saudi Arabian Swimming Federation and the Channel Swimming Association.
1. John Kinsella, USA, 9 hours 10 minutes
2. Claudio Plit, Argentina, 9 hours 45 minutes
3. Alawi Mekki, Saudi Arabia, 9 hours 56 minutes
4. Cynthia Nicholas, Canada, 10 hours 10 minutes
5. Joke van Staveren, Holland, 10 hours 26 minutes
