Tag: marathon swimming
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56 Hours, No Sleep, One Sea: What Kubkowski’s Baltic Swim Act Demanded
Bartłomiej Kubkowski became the first person to swim the 160km Baltic Sea route between Sweden and Poland, in roughly 56 sleepless hours. This article uses his crossing to look at what continuous multi-day endurance actually requires: sleep deprivation as a safety issue, cold-water thermoregulation, and fueling a body that can’t stop moving.