Marcos Aurelio Díaz Domínguez (born January 12, 1975) is a Dominican ultra-distance swimmer of open waters. He is the first swimmer to unite all five continents in the world by swimming. His achievements include, crossing the

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in 2004. In 2005 he crossed the stretch of

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twice. In the year 2006, he competed in the turbulent waters of the

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, where he won first place. In 2007 he swam around the island of

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twice. Finally, in 2010 he completed a feat in which he swam across all five continents in promotion of the

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. In 2011 Marcos Díaz was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, class of 2012.

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1975 births Living people Dominican Republic male swimmers Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Male long-distance swimmers Manhattan Island swimmers Mixed Dominicans {{DominicanRepublic-swimming-bio-stub