Around Easter Island, 26 Hours 52 Minutes Later
Courtesy of Capri Djatiasmoro, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), Chile. Capri Djatiasmoro reported, “[It was an] extraordinary effort by R. Cristian Vergara [on his attempted 38-mile (61 km) circumnavigation around Easter Island], but in the end after 26 hours and 52 minutes in a very salty ocean, the sea won…”
You did good kid. We learned so much from this test run … rest and recover, and I am ready anytime for the next swim adventure.”
Vergara’s swim started on Tuesday morning 3,512 km (2,182 miles) away from the nearest point in Chile. His tracker is here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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