Jon Erikson
Jon Erikson (born 1954 – died on 28 July 2014) was an American open water swimmer who was inducted in 1981 as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2014 as an Honor Open Water Swimmer. He joined his father Ted Erikson in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame who was also inducted as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- 11 English Channel crossings (4 single crossings, 2 double crossings, and 1 triple crossing)
- 31 professional marathon swims in Canada, Mexico, US, and Argentina including 5 Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean, 3 24 Heures La Tuque and Chibougamau, Hamilton, Pasbebiac
- first crossing of Canada's Chaleur Bay
- 2 transits (from and to) of a 37-mile Chicago-Michigan City course lowering his father's 1971 time from 36-3/4 hours to 19-1/5 hours in 1980, in training for his triple crossing of the English Channel
- His 43.75 miles (59 km) swim in Lake Michigan from Michigan City to Chicago, Illinois in 1971 in 24 hours 30 minutes and his triple crossing enabled him to twice join the 24-hour club.
- Erikson swam the English Channel in 11 hours 23 minutes from France to England in 1979 as the youngest swimmer at the age of 14 on 12 August 1969, trained by Rosemary George.
- He did a two-way crossing of the English Channel in 1979 with his first leg as the fastest crossing of the year.
- He did two English-to-France crossings in 1980.
- He became the first person to do a three-way crossing in 1981 with a historic 38 hour 27 minute effort.
International Swimming Hall of Fame Videos
1977 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Rankings
Men
1. John Kinsella (USA) 1,375 points
2. Bill Heiss (USA) 1,033 points
3. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 932 points
4. Jon Erikson (USA) 604 points
5. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 563 points
6. Raul Villagomez (Mexico) 556 points
7. Amin Yousseff (Egypt) 550 points
8. Marwan Saleh (Syria) 477 points
9. Ray Dixon (England) 433 points
10. Dennis Matuch (USA) 426 points
11. James Barry (USA) 391 points
12. Nasser El Shazly (Egypt) 331 points
13. Magdy Farid (Egypt) 225 points
14. Ibrahim Feidalla (Egypt) 205 points
15. Baher Hamid (Egypt) 192 points
16. Martin Neiman (USA) 184 points
17. Guy Montpetit (Canada) 158 points
18. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 150 points
19. Wayne Westman (USA) 133 points
20. Sultan Kigab (Sudan) 131 points
21. Mohamad Gamie (Egypt) 120 points
Women
1. Loreen Passfield (Canada) 1,375 points
2. Cynthia Nicholas (Canada) 1,054 points
3. Kim Lumsdon (Canada) 545 points
4. Corrie Dixon (Holland) 483 points
5. Nazala Moustafa (Egypt) 404 points
6. Omneya Tantawi (Egypt) 379 points
7. Sharon Beckman (USA) 245 points
8. Martha Stortz (USA) 210 points
External links
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2010's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2000's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1990's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1980's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1970's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1950's
- Updating Encyclopedia Britannica On Distance Swimming
- Ted Erikson's Trophies Donated To The International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum
- Toughness Defined In The 1972 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
- Ted Erikson Passes, But His Legacy Lives On
- Serpentine Swimming Club Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- 60 Years Ago, Ted Erikson Just Got Started
- How Far Is The English Channel?
- A Tough Tempestuous Traversée, Grande-Anse à Paspébiac
- Impossible? Done Repeatedly By Sarah Thomas
- Ted Erikson Talks About Utilizing His Full Potential On WOWSA Live
- Rosemary George Talks Open Water Swimming History On WOWSA Live
- When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- When Three Generations Swam From Asia To Europe
- Jon Erikson, swimmer extraordinary, and his family
- What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?
- John Goodbody On An Open Water Swimming Icon, Thomas Watch
- Watching Over Many, Impacting All
- Sarah Thomas En Route To Mightily Raising The Bar
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Traversee internationale du lac St-Jean
- Open Water Swimming
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- Jon Erikson's Thoughts 3 Decades Later On The 4-way
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- ISHOF Honor Bestowed On Sandra Bucha
- ISHOF Honor Bestowed On Jon Erikson
- Judith van Berkel-de Njis Elected To Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Dale Petranech Voted In Internat'l Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Claudio Plit Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- David Yudovin Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- International Swimming Hall Of Fame Open Water Greats
- Mercedes Gleitze Honoured By Swimming Hall Of Fame
- George Young Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
- St. Ninian's Bay To Host International Swim Celebration
- Mercedes Gleitze To Be Honored In Scotland
- The Turbulent Traversée, Jan Van Scheijndel In Lac St-Jean
- Jon Erikson To Be Honoured In Florida
- Jon Erikson's Remarkable 12-Year Career
- Sharp As A Swimmer, The Mervyn Marathon Magic
- Channel Swimming Association
- The Erikson Memorial Fund
- Crème de la Crème Of The Open Water World
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Whose Record Will Chloë McCardel Break?
- Swimming Smarts, Trick Or Truth
- Wandering Samurai In The Open Water
- Chloë McCardel Swimming Three Ways
- Chloë McCardel En Route To #13
- Chloë McCardel Becomes #4 To Go 3
- When Sandra Bucha, Jon Erikson Entered The ISHOF
- How Do You Define Open Water Swimming?
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Triple Crossing Of Catalina Channel Aborted
- So Many Channel Swimmers On His Watch
- The Murphy's Sea Warriors In The Open Water
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
- Who's Who In English Channel's Over-and-Back
- Four Years Ago, The Sport Lost An Icon
- David Yudovin's New Memorial - And Other Landmarks
- Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees
- Sharon Beckman, From Title IX To 8 Pages And Beyond
