Argentine swimmer
 Antonio Abertondo - El Gráfico 1954 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1918-08-01)August 1, 1918 |
| Died | July 6, 1978(1978-07-06) (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."
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