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Water-treading endurance — interrupted attempt · 80 hours — duration reported in participant interview

Albert Rizzo — Reported historical endurance performance — secondary

Athlete / teamAlbert Rizzo
SportWater treading
ClassificationMen
Date1982
FederationNot specified — retrospective participant testimony
CompetitionNot stated
VenueGżira seafront, Malta
Verification date2026-11-05
StatusReported historical endurance performance — secondary

Source details

The Malta Independent — The first ever Maltese to enter the Guinness Book of Records — Albert Rizzo interview ↗

Publication date: Not stated

Interview explicitly dates attempt to1982and says doctors removed swimmer after80hours. Guinness certification for this particular attempt is not supplied; no world-record ratification inferred.

Secondary retrospective interview with participant

Selected sporting facts only, independently structured. No full tables, article text, images or biographical personal data reproduced. No blanket commercial redistribution licence identified. Two selected 1982/1983 durations; interview testimony distinguished from present-day record certification. Existing1980/1983water-treading108h/1984marks not duplicated.