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MEXMexicoSport:SwimmingAntonio Argüelles is a Mexican marathon swimmer whose life in the water has developed alongside work in education, public service and writing. He learned to swim in his grandfather’s pool in Cuernavaca and recalls watching Felipe Muñoz win Olympic gold in 1968 as a decisive childhood inspiration. After studying German Studies and Economics at Stanford, he returned to Mexico and held public-sector posts, including leadership of Conalep.
His sporting interests also included marathons and Ironman triathlons before he returned to long-distance swimming. He completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 1999 and again in 2009; his English Channel crossing that September is recorded at 12 hours 54 minutes. He completed the Oceans Seven in 2017, taking his career across markedly different seas and conditions.
Argüelles subsequently pursued longer challenges. His 2019 Catalina swim was a completed double crossing. A 2021 Channel double attempt ended after he had completed its first leg, and must be understood as a single successful crossing within an unfinished attempt. In 2022, a double circuit of Manhattan included the final component of his third Triple Crown. Beyond competition, his Brazada Abrazada programme brings aquatic education to children in public schools, connecting his sporting experience with his longstanding interest in learning.
Mexican Oceans Seven swimmer · Channel, Catalina and Manhattan
Also recorded as Antonio Arguelles, Antonio Argüelles Díaz González, Antonio Arguelles Diaz Gonzalez.
Crossing details, recordings & verificationSolo swim
Sunday, 6 September 2009 (recorded swim date)
England → France
Elapsed time · 12h 54m
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Published account checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Solo swim
Friday, 3 September 1999 (recorded swim date)
England–France
Elapsed time · 18h 19m 0s
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Ratification reported by source · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Solo swim
Wednesday, 4 August 2021 (recorded swim date)
England–France
Completed outward crossing; the intended return leg was not completed.
Elapsed time · 12h 58m 0s
Start clock · Clock time not confirmed
Finish clock · Clock time not confirmed
Published account checked · See the crossing record for qualifications and supporting evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Sunday, 19 March 2017 (event date)
New Zealand
Completed North Island to South Island.
Elapsed time · 11h 22m 17s
Published account checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Monday, 26 August 2019 (event date)
California, United States
Completed mainland–Catalina–mainland; total for both legs.
Elapsed time · 24h 17m 49s
Ratifying body's record checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
Open-water swimming · Solo swim
Wednesday, 27 August 2025 (event date)
California, United States
Completed Catalina to mainland.
Elapsed time · 13h 50m 28s
Ratifying body's record checked · Details and qualifications are in the career evidence.
1999
Completed the three component swims by this year.
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Dover records a solo England-to-France crossing.
2017
Completed the seven-swim challenge.
Monday, 26 August 2019
CCSF records a completed mainland–Catalina–mainland swim.
2021
The intended double ended before a return crossing was completed.
2022
The first circuit of a Manhattan double completed his third set.
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First recorded finish
1 more finish needed
0 of 1 recorded
Selected swimming performances appear in the English Channel record above.
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