Monday, April 09, 2007

an incredible feat!

would you dare to swim in waters where piranhas, black caimans, anacondas lurked? and what more with the hovering threat of armed bandits? and for a period of 66 days and a distance of over 5400 km?hypnotized

sheeeet! dis chap's one brave man...applause

Slovenian completes Amazon swim

A Slovenian man has battled piranhas, crocodiles and exhaustion to become the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon river. Martin Strel, 52, completed the 5,265-km (3,272-mile) marathon in 66 days when he neared Belem, 2,440km north of Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.

read the BBC report HERE
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

call me cynical..but i think the mask is more than just hiding him from the sun..

Mon Apr 09, 03:05:00 pm GMT+8

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