Lac Simone
Lac-Simon is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada where a 15-mile professional marathon swim, sanctioned by the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation, was held in the 1960s in 15°C water.
1965 Lac Simone Professional Marathon Swim Results
1. George Park (Canada) 5 hours 10 minutes
2. Conrad Corbell (Canada) 5 hours 23 minutes
3. Jean Couture (Canada) 5 hours 35 minutes
4. Armand Cloutier (Canada) 6 hours 15 minutes
5. Robert Cossette (Canada) 6 hours 25 minutes
6. Gilles Potvin (Canada) 6 hours 26 minutes
7. Ben Bouchard (Canada) 6 hours 49 minutes
8. François Asselin (Canada) 6 hours 56 minutes
9. Paul Malone (Canada) 7 hours 14 minutes
10. Ralph Willard (USA) 7 hours 50 minutes
11. J.P. Chénier (Canada) 8 hours 32 minutes
12. Ben de Montreuil (Canada) 8 hours 46 minutes
External links
- A Syrian First: Marwan Salah Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ralph Willard, IMSHOF Honor Swimmer
- The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation website
