Alfredo Camarero
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Alfredo Camarero (1931-2012) was an Honour Swimmer from Argentina who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1978.
Professional Marathon Swimming Career[edit]
- Camarero twice swam the English Channel
- He won the 1959 Billy Butlin Cross Channel International Swim from France to England in 11 hours 43 minutes in 1959
- He won the 1960 English Channel race from France to England in 12 hours 23 minutes
- He won the 33 km professional Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 1955 in 8 hours 45 minutes
- He won the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 1956 in 11 hours 53 minutes
- He won the 36 km (22.5-mile) Around The Island Swim in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA in 12 hours 17 minutes in 1957 over Tom Park and Greta Andersen
- He finished third in the 1954 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy.
- He finished second in the 1957 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy.
- He finished second in the 1958 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy.
