Victor Contreras

Victor Guillermo Contreras, aka Tiburón

Victor Guillermo Contreras, whose nickname is Tiburón, is an open water swimmer from Chile.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

He is an ice swimmer who swam across the 5 km Strait of Magellan in 1980 at the age 32 in 1 hour 28 minutes 6 seconds on 18 February 1979. His son Victor Contreras Fajardo also swam across the Strait of Magellan at the age of 14.
He swam across the Beagle Channel in 1980.
He crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 30 August 1981 in 3 hours 27 minutes at the age of 34.
He swam around the Deception Island near the Antarctic Peninsula in February 1987.
He completed a 4.8 km crossing of the Strait of Magellan in 1 hour 28 minutes in February 1979.
He completed a crossing of the English Channel in 1982 in 12 hours 2 minutes.
He serves as a mentor and coach to extreme swimmers like Julieta Nuñez.
He completed a 5 km swim from Herschel Island to Cape Horn Island.