Ossama Rashad
Ossama Rashad was a professional marathon swimmer from Egypt who finished fourth in the Arab Nations English Channel Race, a race across the English Channel in 1977 under the leadership of Prince Faisal and who competed in the 1975 24 Heures La Tuque in Québec, Canada.
1977 Competition Results
1. Nasser el Shazly (Egypt) 8 hours 45 minutes
2. Elsayed sl Sadah (Saudi Arabia) 8 hours 52 minutes
3. Alawi Makki (Saudi Arabia) 8 hours 54 minutes
4. Ossama Rashad (Egypt) 10 hours 20 minutes
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
- Remembering Samia Mandour, a Professional Marathon Swimmer from Egypt
- Looking Up Into The Sky For Energy At 24 Heures La Tuque
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- English Channel world record progression
- 1978, The Year That Was
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- 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
- Sue Guesdon Doubly Honored By Two Halls Of Fame
