Captain Nasser El Shazly. Archive image supplied by the project team.
Role in the mission
Captain Nasser El Shazly
Historical mentor and mission team member
Honor Swimmer, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, 1979 — according to Openwaterpedia.
Captain Nasser El Shazly is an Egyptian professional marathon and open-water swimmer whose international competitive career is described by specialist sources as spanning 1977 to 1992. Openwaterpedia records that he was inducted as an Honor Swimmer into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979, and that in 1977 he completed an English Channel crossing in 8 hours and 45 minutes and won the 36 km Capri–Naples race in 7 hours and 36 minutes. The same source records a long international open-water career and his later role as a marathon-swimming mentor. For this mission, he brings the historical experience and legacy of Egypt's marathon-swimming school to Ahmed Nasef's attempt.
Role in preparation and training
Historical mentorship and mission team membership: the experience of Egyptian marathon swimming applied to the preparation of a two-way attempt.
Previous achievements and championships
According to Openwaterpedia: Honor Swimmer, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, 1979; English Channel crossing in 1977 in 8 hours 45 minutes; winner of the 36 km Capri–Naples race in 1977 in 7 hours 36 minutes; an international open-water career described as spanning 1977 to 1992.
Why this role matters to the mission
The information above is based on specialist swimming sources. The final wording and the portrait must be approved by the project management before commercial publication.
Related photographs
Historical open-water photograph connected to Captain Nasser El Shazly's marathon-swimming career. Source: Openwaterpedia.
Historical archive photograph associated with the Capri–Naples marathon swim. Source: Openwaterpedia.
