Jason Zirganos - Revision history

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Lazarus: New page: Jason Zirganos, born 1910, was a Greek army major, decorated by King Paul in 1949 for being the first Greek ever to swim the English Channel. In 1950, once again he suc...

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New page: Jason Zirganos, born 1910, was a Greek army major, decorated by King Paul in 1949 for being the first Greek ever to swim the English Channel. In 1950, once again he suc...

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[[Jason Zirganos]], born [[1910]], was a Greek army major, decorated by [[King Paul]] in [[1949]] for being the first Greek ever to swim the English Channel. In [[1950]], once again he successfully attempted to swin the English Channel beat his 1949 time by more than two hours.<ref>Time Magazine: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856688,00.html The Big Swim] - Monday, Sep. 04, 1950</ref>

He died in [[1959]], after he unsuccessfully attempted to swim the notorious 23-mile North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland (the Irish Sea). Within three miles of the coast he lost consciousness.<ref>Irish Times: [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0110/1231515467429.html Crawling through the creepy Amazon]</ref> Despite the efforts of a doctor who cut him open with a borrowed penknife to massage his heart.<ref>Sports Illustrated: [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075301/index.htm The Jolly Giant Of The Sea] - October 21, 1963</ref>
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-[[Jason Zirganos]], born [[1910]], was a Greek army major, decorated by [[King Paul]] in [[1949]] for being the first Greek ever to swim the English Channel. In [[1950]], once again he successfully attempted to swin the English Channel beat his 1949 time by more than two hours.<ref>Time Magazine: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856688,00.html The Big Swim] - Monday, Sep. 04, 1950</ref>
+[[Jason Zirganos]] ([[Greek language|Greek]] Ιάσων Ζηργάνος), was a Greek army major, decorated by [[King Paul]] in [[1949]] for being the first Greek ever to swim the English Channel.
-He died in [[1959]], after he unsuccessfully attempted to swim the notorious 23-mile North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland (the Irish Sea). Within three miles of the coast he lost consciousness.<ref>Irish Times: [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0110/1231515467429.html Crawling through the creepy Amazon]</ref> Despite the efforts of a doctor who cut him open with a borrowed penknife to massage his heart.<ref>Sports Illustrated: [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075301/index.htm The Jolly Giant Of The Sea] - October 21, 1963</ref>
+Zirganos was born in [[1910]] in [[Volos]], [[Thessaly]], one of ten children in a large family. He saw action in [[World War II]] against the Italians and was decorated for valour. In [[1949]], he swam the English Channel for the first time. On [[August 22]], [[1950]], once again he successfully swam the English Channel, beating his 1949 time by more than two hours (16hrs 19mins).<ref>Time Magazine: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856688,00.html The Big Swim] - Monday, Sep. 04, 1950</ref>
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 He died in [[1959]], after he unsuccessfully attempted to swim the notorious 23-mile North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland (the Irish Sea). Within three miles of the coast he lost consciousness.<ref>Irish Times: [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0110/1231515467429.html Crawling through the creepy Amazon]</ref> Despite the efforts of a doctor who cut him open with a borrowed penknife to massage his heart.<ref>Sports Illustrated: [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075301/index.htm The Jolly Giant Of The Sea] - October 21, 1963</ref>
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 [[Category:1959 deaths|Zirganos Jason]]
 [[Category:Greek Records|Zirganos Jason]]