Mohamed Elmessiry
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Mohamed Elmessiry (محمد المسيري or written as Mohammed El Meseery or Mohammad El-Meseery or Mohammed El Messiry in English) passed away in August 2022 at the age of 64. He was a professional marathon swimmer from Egypt between 1979 and 1992. He competed on the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation circuit and represented Canada on the pro circuit in the 1980s.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- In 1980, he finished 2nd in the 24 Heures La Tuque race in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada with Nasser Elshazly.
- On 24 February 1980, he completed a 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait in 9 hours 12 minutes at the age of 21.
- On 16 February 1980, he crossed Lake Taupo in New Zealand s-n in 12 hours 43 minutes.
- On 30 July 1989, he finished 3rd in the 64 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean between Roberval-Péribonka-Roberval, Quebec, Canada in 17 hours 47 minutes 3 seconds.
- On 25 July 1982, he finished 3rd in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 8 hours 34 minutes 33 seconds.
- On 26 July 1981, he finished 6th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 9 hours 41 minutes 28 seconds.
- On 27 July 1980, he finished 7th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 7 hours 59 minutes 17 seconds.
- On 31 July 1983, he finished 8th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 8 hours 31 minutes 16 seconds.
- On 29 July 1984, he finished 11th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 9 hours 26 minutes 20 seconds.
- On 29 July 1990, he finished 7th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean in 10 hours 24 minutes 57 seconds, representing Canada.
- At the 12th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 22 July 1990, he finished 16th in 10 hours 59 minutes 28.4 seconds.
- At the 11th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 23 July 1989, he did not finish.
- At the 10th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 24 July 1988, he finished 8th in 11 hours 8 minutes 16.8 seconds.
- At the 9th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 19 July 1987, he finished 11th in 12 hours 38 minutes 25.1 seconds.
- At the 7th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 21 July 1985, he finished 15th in 10 hours 44 minutes 9.8 seconds.
- At the 6th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 22 July 1984, he finished 14th in 11 hours 3 minutes 37 seconds.
- At the 5th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 24 July 1983, he finished 7th in 9 hours 51 minutes 29 seconds.
- At the 4th Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 8 August 1982, he finished 6th in 10 hours 52 minutes 38 seconds.
- At the 2nd Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog on 10 August 1980, he finished 6th in 11 hours 15 minutes 16 seconds.
- He finished 8th in the 36.2 km Atlantic City Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 12 August 1989 in 9 hours 22 minutes.
External links
- David Alleva Wins 1989 Atlantic City Around The Island Swim
- Doug Northway, An Unexpected Triumph In The 1984 Traversée
- Swimming Closely Together Over Long, Long Distances
- Monique Blok-Wildschut's Two-Way In Dutch And English
- English Channel world record progression
- 1978, The Year That Was
- Lake Taupo Crossings
- 40.2 Challenge Across Lake Taupo
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- lac St-Jean 1989 race
