Martin Strel was recently inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in California on November 06, 2015.
Martin Strel has been inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame following his extreme marathon swims. Strel was very happy to be invited to the event and enjoyed meeting everyone as much as receiving his induction. He also holds several other awards for marathon swimming including 5 Guinness World Records.
Congratulations on the award Martin and we certainly wish you the best of luck on your up-coming journey.
So the whole list of this years inductees include:
Swimmers
- Forrest Nelson (USA)
- Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González (MEX)
- Martin Strel (SVN)
- George Park (CAN) 1978
Administrators
- Marty Veen (NED)
Organizations
- Varne Ridge Channel Swim Park (GBR)
- Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club (GBR)
Memorial Award
- The Irving Davids/Captain Roger W. Wheeler
- Dennis Miller (FJI)
Above all, we offer congratulations to all of the inductees.