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01-30-2007, 04:00 PM
Dominican long distance swimmer Marcos Diaz had an impressive showing at the 88-kilometer International Hernandarias - Parana Marathon in Argentina. Diaz, who took part in the event as a warm-up for his 2007 swimming schedule, swam the race in 9 hours and 42 minutes and came in sixth in the men's category. The Hernandarias - Parana is the first race in the Grand Prix FINA 2007 open waters racing circuit. With the successful completion of this race, Diaz became the first swimmer in the world to swim the two longest open water races in the world, Hernandarias - Parana and the River Bharigathi in India.
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