Raphael Morand

Raphael Morand was a French open water swimmer who competed in the 1951 Daily Mail race across the English Channel.

1951 Daily Mail Race

Egyptian, 34-year-old Mareeh Hassan Hamad, won the 1951 Daily Mail race in 12 hours 12 minutes by 1 minute over Frenchman Roger Le Morvan. The results were as follows:

1. Mareeh Hassan Hamad (Egypt) 12:12
2. Roger Le Morvan (France) 12:13
3. Hassan Abdel Rehim (Egypt) - 12:25
4. Saied El Arabi (Egypt) 12:42
5. Brenda Fisher (England) 12:42 - First woman
6. Godfrey Chapman (England) 12:56
7. Winnie Roach (Canada) 13:25
8. Enriqueta Duarte (Argentina) 13:26
9. Lars Beril Warle (Sweden) 13:28
10. Raphael Morand (France) 13:45
11. Jenny James (Wales) 13:55
12. Jason Zirganos (Greece) 14:01
13. Jan Van Hemsbergen (Netherlands) 14:03
14. Sally Bauer (Sweden) 14:04
15. Antonio Abertondo (Argentina) 14:14
16. William E. (Ned) Barnie (Scotland) 15:01
17. Jenny Kammersgaard (Denmark) 15:38
18. Daniel Carpio (Peru) 23:05

1958 Billy Butlin Cross Channel International Swim Results

1. Greta Andersen, USA 11 hours 59 minutes
2. Brojen Das, Pakistan 14 hours 52 minutes
3. Ronald Tarr, Great Britain 15 hours 12 minutes
4. Raphael Morand, France 16 hours 22 minutes
5. Ramon Ocana, Mexico 16 hours 57 minutes

External links

• 1991, The Year Sports Changed. Men vs. Women In The Open Water
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Abou Heif and Hassan Hamad Ties for First in the 1953 Traversée de Paris
• The 1951 Daily Mail Race Across The English Channel
• Daily Mail and Billy Butlin Cross Channel Swims
• People Who Changed The World Of Open Water Swimming
• MSABC Open Water Swimming
• Greta Andersen Smiling Brightly Over The Years
• Øresundssvømning Pioneer Sally Bauer
• Open Water Swimming
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• Televised Broadcast of 1957 Race
• Jason Zirganos Circumnavigation Clarified
• Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
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• The Evolutionary Digitalization Of Open Water Swimming
• Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti's Eventful Life
• English Channel Races Of The 1970s
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