Winnie Roach
Winnie Leuszler Roach (born 1926, died 2004) was a Canadian open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She competed in the 1951 Daily Mail race across the English Channel from France to England.
- She finished 2nd in the 5-mile World Swimming Championship.
- She was inducted in the Canada’s Forces Sports Hall of Fame Swimming in 2015.
- She competed in the 41.8 km Atlantic City Centennial Swim on 26 July 1954, but did not finish.
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
External links
- When Canadians Dominated Atlantic City
- Marilyn Bell Recalls Her Remarkable Teenage Years On WOWSA Live
- 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
- Channel Swimming Association
- Televised Broadcast of 1957 Race
- Jason Zirganos Circumnavigation Clarified
- Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
- Myra Thompson Swam Much More
- The Evolutionary Digitalization Of Open Water Swimming
- Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti's Eventful Life
- English Channel Races Of The 1970s
- One Of The All-Time Greats Writes His Memoirs
- Racing Across The English Channel In The 1970s, 1980s
- Moments When Memories Are Made
- Greta Andersen To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
- Alfredo Camarero, 1931-2012
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
