Saturday 17 May, Stéphane Guisard from France was the first person to swim from Stari Grad to Hvar Town on the island of Hvar, Croatia, a total of 33,3 km and the legendary distance of the English Channel crossing. Stéphane Guisard started at shortly after 06.00 this morning in the Stari Grad Harbour and finished at 16:38 in the inner port of Hvar Town 10 hours, 28 minutes and 40 seconds later.
Guisard’s achievement is an established new record and an impressive accomplishment for a legendary distance.
– Nothing Great is easy as Captain Webb said [after his historic first crossing of the English Channel in 1875]. The sea in Croatia is fantastic. It’s a pleasure to swim in this water, it’s so beautiful . But the conditions were really difficult today. With northerly winds and 1-1,5 metre waves it was a very tough day out at sea. I was really happy to finish, said Stéphan Guisard after completing the impressive swim.
More info on the Ultimate 33.3: https://ultraswim333.com/blog-1-1/ultimate
UltraSwim 33.3 Croatia
The Ultimate 33.3 is organised and initiated by the organisers of UltraSwim 33.3 Croatia, a 4-day event taking place at the same time at Hvar island, with six legs spread over four days adding up to the same distance as the Ultimate challenge, 33.3 km, from Friday 16 May to Monday 19 May and seeing 160 participants from 26 different nationalities.
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