Magdy Mandour
Magdy Mandour was a professional Egyptian marathon swimmer who competed on the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation circuit between 1972 and 1982.
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Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- In 1972, he won the 33.8 km Arab Nile Marathon in the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt in 8 hours 14 minutes 7 seconds.
- In 1972, he finished 2nd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 7 hours 41 minutes 7 seconds
- In 1972, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 10 hours 30 minutes.
- In 1973, he finished 3rd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 10 hours 3 minutes 48 seconds.
- In 1973, he finished 3rd in the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Marawan Shedid
- In 1973, he finished 4th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 33 minutes 10 seconds.
- In 1973, he finished 17th in the 16.1 km Chicago Lakefront Festival in Lake Michigan in 4 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds.
- In 1973, he ranked 3rd in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1973, he received the highest national Award of Excellency in Sport, awarded by Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar El Sadat.
- In 1974, he finished 5th in the 33.8 km Nile Marathon in the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt in 8 hours 0 minutes 6 seconds.
- In 1974, finished 2nd in the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Marwan Ghazawi.
- In 1974, he finished 6th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 37 minutes 55 seconds.
- In 1974, he finished 8th in the 16.1 km Laval Marathon in Centre de la Nature, Canada in 4 hours 3 minutes 39 seconds.
- In 1974, he ranked 5th in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1975, he finished 3rd in the 37 km Saguenay Marathon from Chicoutimi to Bagotville in 11 hours 23 minutes 0 seconds.
- In 1975, he finished 8th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 9 hours 35 minutes 48 seconds.
- In 1975, he finished 7th in the 16.1 km Laval Marathon (DNF).
- In 1976, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 43 minutes 0 seconds.
- In 1976, he received the highest national Award of Excellency in Sport, awarded by Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar El Sadat
- In 1977, he finished 6th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 7 hours 51 minutes 55 seconds.
- In 1977, he finished 5th in the 36 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 22 minutes 57 seconds.
- In 1977, he finished 5th in the 16.1 km Chicago Lakefront Festival in Lake Michigan in 3 hours 50 minutes 30 seconds.
- In 1977, he ranked 5th in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1978, he finished 2nd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 11 hours 14 minutes 19 seconds.
- In 1978, he finished 3rd in the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Marwan Ghazawi.
- In 1978, he finished 6th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 1 minutes 47 seconds.
- In 1978, he finished 4th in the 48.5 km marathon swim across Lake Ontario from Port Dahousie to Ontario in 15 hours 19 minutes 0 seconds.
- In 1978, he ranked 6th in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1979, he finished 4th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 7 hours 52 minutes 10 seconds.
- In 1979, he won the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Nasser Elshazly.
- In 1979, he finished 10th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 14 minutes 24 seconds.
- In 1979, he finished 9th in the 22.5 km Le Quatorze Milles de Paspebiac from Grande Anse to Paspebiac, Canada in 7 hours 57 minutes 23 seconds.
- In 1979, he finished 9th in the 36.6 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim in New Jersey, USA in 8 hours 5 minutes 17 seconds.
- In 1979, he ranked 9th in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1980, he finished 7th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 9 hours 59 minutes 43 seconds.
- In 1980, he finished 2nd in the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Nasser Elshazly.
- In 1980, he finished 8th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 4 minutes 18 seconds.
- In 1980, he finished 9th in the 40.2 km Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada in 11 hours 33 minutes 1 seconds.
- In 1980, he ranked 10th in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation rankings.
- In 1981, he finished 10th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 10 hours 4 minutes 55 seconds.
- In 1982, he finished 8th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy from Capri to Napoli in 8 hours 4 minutes 57 seconds.
- In 1982, he finished 8th in the 36.6 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim in New Jersey, USA in 11 hours 21 minutes 0 seconds.
- In 1982, he finished 6th in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 9 hours 20 minutes 54 seconds.
- In 1982, he finished 3rd in the 22.5 km Le Quatorze Milles de Paspebiac from Grande Anse to Paspebiac, Canada.
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
25e Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
On 29 July 1979, he finished 11th 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)
1975 24 Heures La Tuque Results
1. Sandra Bucha + John Kinsella: 191 tours
2. Magdy Mandour + Marawan Ghazzawi: 181 tours
3. Maher Saleh + Marwan Saleh: 180 tours
4. Ossama Rashad + Amed Youssef: 177 tours
5. Jennifer Anderson + Richard Campion: 169 tours
6. James Stewart + Baher Hamid: 162 tours
7. Sahar Mansour + Diana Nyad: 161 tours
8. Jacques Fordham + Daniel Piché: 135 tours
9. Yvon Montpetit + Georges Blazy: 133 tours
10. Gilles Potvin + Raymond Cusson: 109 tours
Amateurs: Johanne Thomson + Jocelyn Dufort + Michael Dumond + Jean Boudreault: 180 tours
External links
- 50 Years Ago Across The English Channel, There Were Great Races
- Racing Across The English Channel In The 1970s, 1980s
- Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque
- 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
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- English Channel world record progression
- 1978, The Year That Was
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
