Marian Cassidy

Marian Clark is an inductee (Honor Swimmer) of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 1997

Marian Cassidy after winning and setting a record in the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli

Marian Cassidy of Florida State University 1991-1993

Marian Clark, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Marian (née Cassidy) Clark is an American pool and open water swimmer and collegiate coach who was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the Class of 1997 in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• During her five years on the professional circuit, Cassidy never finished lower than third and won several major championships.
• In 1992, she finished a second to Shelley Taylor-Smith in the overall world rankings.
• In 1992, she set the record at the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli Swim in Italy.
• In 1990, she was appointed as a USA Swimming Open Water National Team Coach and developed many excellent marathon swimmers.
• She escorted several swimmers at the FINA World Championships and other major events.
• On 21 July 1991, she finished 13th in the 40.2 km Traversee internationale du lac Memphremagog in 9 hours 44 minutes 6 seconds.
• On 5 July 1991, she finished 1st woman and 17th overall in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 7 hours 11 minutes 10 seconds.
• On 19 July 1992, she finished 7th overall in the 40.2 km Traversee internationale du lac Memphremagog in Italy in 10 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds.
• In 1993, she finished 9th in the 25 km Swim Across The Sound in Connecticut in 7 hours 23 minutes 39 seconds.
• In 1992, she won the Female Around Atlantic City race - but was stopped 500 meters from the finish due to conditions.

1991 International Marathon Swimming Federation Season-ending Rankings

1. Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia 806 points
2. Diego Degano, Argentina 725 points
3. David O'Brien, Australia 616 points
4. Sergio Chiarandini, Italy 529
5. Chad Hundeby, USA 496 points
6. David Alleva, USA 437 points
7. Christof Wandratsch, Germany 428 points
8. Fernando Fleitas, Argentina 376 points
9. Jay Wilkerson, USA 374 points
10. J Francois Roussy, Canada 331 points
11. Claudio Plit, Argentina 296 points
12. Greg Streppel, Canada 295 points
13. Paul Asmuth, USA 271 points
14. James Kegley, USA 245 points
15. Steve Baird, Canada 196 points
16. Karen Burton, USA 187 points
17. Attila Molnar, Hungary 153 points
18. Gustavo Oriozabala, Argentina, 144 points
19. Annie Grandisson, Canada 143 points
20. Diego Fleitas, Argentina 118 points
21. Andreas Balve, Germany 118 points
22. Urs Kohlhaas, Switzerland 105 points
23. Amy Dunleavy, USA 103 points
24. Dusan Toth Szabo, Hungary 103 points
25. Rita Kovacs, Hungary 102 points
26. Nace Majcen, Yugoslavia 70 points
27. Eliana Fieschi, Switzerland 60 points
28. Irene van der Laan, Holland 60 point
29. Dario Taraboi, Italy 58 points
30. Marian Cassidy, USA 55 points
31. Gisele Roy, Canada 54 points
32. Fernando Terrilli, Argentina 53 points
33. Charlie Fry, USA 47 points
34. Silvia Dalotto, Argentina 45 points
35. Roberto Facchinetti, Switzerland 43 points
36. Tibor Kiss, Hungary 40 points
37. Peter Galvin, Australia 38 points
38. Martha Jahn, USA 35 points
39. Samantha Cavadini, Switzerland 35 points
40. Hans van Goor, Holland 33 points
41. Richard Kamas, Czechoslovakia 27 points
42. Tammy van Wisse, Australia 25 points
43. Dragan Kvrgic, Yugoslavia 21 points
44. Igor de Souza, Brazil 15 points
45. Lenka Pacakova, Czechoslovakia 15 points

1991 Atlantic City Around-the-Island Swim Results

1. Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia 7:12:34
2. Jay Wilkerson, USA 7:13:33
3. Diego Degano, Argentina 7:18:11
4. Paul Asmuth, USA 7:27:45
5. James Kegley, USA 7:30:15
6. Gustavo Oriozabala, Argentina 7:32:08
7. Charlie Fry, USA 7:36:12
8. Claudio Plit, Argentina 7:38:26
9. Fernando Fleitas, Argentina 7:42:11
10. Marian Cassidy, USA 7:43:33
11. Fernando Terrilli, Argentina 7:45:53
12. David Alleva, USA 7:54:47
13. Julio Fernandez, Argentina 8:11:06
14. Christof Wandratsch, Germany 8:12:36
15. Igor de Souza, Brazil 8:19:15

External links

• 1991, The Year Sports Changed. Men vs. Women In The Open Water
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Marian Clark Talks About Professional Racing On WOWSA Live
• Rough, Rough Waters In The 1993 Swim Across The Sound
• Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch And The Elite Race In 1992 Swim Across The Sound
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website
• USA Swimming website
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio