Robert Margalis

Robert Margalis (born 8 February 1982 in Queens, New York) is a 44-year-old American individual medley swimmer from Costa Mesa, California. He won the gold medal in the men's 400m individual medley event at the 2003 Pan American Games. At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, he captured three silver medals. He is married to former USA Swimming national team member Beth Margalis. He holds the U.S. Masters Swimming national Hour Postal Swim record for the 18-24 age group.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• He competes in open water swimming competitions and has won both the 2012 and 2013 Don Burns Scholarship Swim in Corona del Mar, California.
• He finished fourth in the Newport Pier to Pier 2 Mile Swim in Newport Beach, California in July 2018.
• On 8 June 2019, he won the Huntington Beach Pier Swim in Huntington Beach, California in 8:54 at the age of 37.
• He finished 2nd in the 2022 Huntington Beach Pier Swim overall in Huntington Beach, California on 11 June 2022 at the age of 40.
• He finished 2nd in the 2024 Huntington Beach Pier Swim overall in Huntington Beach, California on 8 June 2024 at the age of 42.
• He finished 5th in the 2026 Redondo Beach Swim The Avenues 1.2-mile ocean swim.

Career Highlights

2011 ConocoPhillips National Champion in the 400m IM, in addition to a fifth place finish in the 200m IM ... Captured third place in the 400m IM at the 2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships … Won a silver medal in the 400m IM at the 2008 SC Worlds ... finished seventh in the 400m IM at the 2005 World Championships … gold medalist in the 400m IM at the 2003 Pan American Games … won his second National

Title in the 400m IM (and third overall), and finished a close second in the 1500m free at the 2005 ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals … competed in four events at the 2001 World Champs

Pan American Games History

2007: Silver, 200m/400m IM & 800m FR-R; 4, 1500m FR; 7, 200m IM ... 2006: Silver, 400m IM; 5, 400m FR; 6, 1500m FR ... 2003: Won gold in the 400m IM

Short Course World Championships History

2008: Silver, 400m IM

Olympic Trials History

2008: 3rd 400IM, 6th (t) 200IM, 7th 1500Fr, 21st 200Fr

U.S. Nationals History

2010: 3, 400m IM ... 2009: 4, 400m IM; 7, 200m IM 2011 Winter- Silver 400 IM

2007 World Rankings

61st, 400m free; 37th, 800m free; 79th, 1500m free; 69th, 200m fly; 18th, 200m IM, 20th, 400m IM

2006 World Rankings

58th, 200m free; 26th, 400m free; 32nd, 1500m free; 80th, 200m back; 36th, 200m IM; 5th, 400m IM

2025 Naples Island Swim Top 20 Swimmers

1. Matthew McDermott, 51:53
2. Alex Kostich, 52:18
3. Paul Reynolds, 52:47
4. Robert Margalis, 52:52 [age 43]
5. Esiquiel Garzon, 53:21
6. Keeno Usita, 53:34
7. Keyon Usita, 54:10
8. Tyler Fidler, 54:11
9. Natalie Umpornpuckdi, 54:14
10.Aiden Sandvig, 54:36
11. Cory Mayfield, 54:43
12. Ty Maldonado, 54:51
13. John Green, 55:01
14. Ethan Brown, 55:04
15. Jonah Bui, 55:06
16. Ben Brewer, 55:15
17. Luke Hutchinson, 55:46
18. Skyler Munatones, 55:47
19. Luca Soukasian, 56:15
20. Jackson Lawrence, 56:36

2026 1.2-mile Swim The Avenues Overall Top 10 Results

1. Hayden Hemmens (29, Irvine) 24:57.7
2. Gabriel Bellott-McGrath (30, Santa Monica) 24:38.7
3. Sasha-Lee Hemmens (29, Irvine) 24:59.6 – first woman
4. Rayan Engineer (17, El Segundo) 25:04.5
5. Robert Margalis (Costs Mesa, 44) 25:08.7
6. Michale Angelo Cortez (17, Manhattan Beach) 25:15.4
7. Skyler Munatones (28, Hermosa Beach) 26:22.4
8. Zoey Lewis (16, Hermosa Beach) – second woman 26:27.6
9. Tucker Well (31, Dallas) 26:32.5
10. Olivia Jacobson (16, Redondo Beach) 26:34.8 – third woman

External links

• Hayden and Sasha-Lee Hemmens Win Swim The Avenues While The Spirit of Bill Brand Lives On
• Naples Island Swim Gears Up And Grows With LA28 In Sight
• SWIM Long Beach Rules The Waves in the 73rd Huntington Beach Pier Swim
• Ryan Bullock, Beth Margalis Win Huntington Beach Pier Swim
• USA Swimming bio
• Dionne Caldwell Swimming In The Fountain Of Youth
• Margalis Duo Wins Don Burns Swim In Corona del Mar
• 1 + 1 > 2 In The Open Water Swimming World
• Steve Sponagle Wins Southern Pacific Masters Open Water Title
• The Origins Of The Hour Postal Swim
• Swimming In Surf City
• 64th Annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Kids Heading Out To Sea
• Happy Wife, Happy Open Water Life
• Lexie Kelly, Ryan Bullock Win Newport Pier-2-Pier Swim
• Cameron Castro vs. Jude Williams Rivalry Continues In Huntington Beach
• Open Water Swimming
• ePostal Swimming, One Of Dale Petranech's Visions
• World Open Water Swimming Association