![]() Antonio Abertondo - El Gráfico 1954 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | August 1, 1918 |
Died | July 6, 1978 | (aged 59)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Antonio Abertondo (August 1, 1918 – July 6, 1978) was an Argentine long-distance swimmer. He was the first person to complete a two way swim of the English Channel. He completed the swim on 21 September 1961 in a time of 43 hours 10 minutes with just a 4-minute rest in France. He also swam the English Channel on three other occasions, in 1950, 1951 and 1954.[1]