Japanese Swims Between Germany And Denmark
40-year-old Yasutaka Kurokawa of Tokyo man successfully swam across the 25K Fehmarn Belt Strait between Germany and Denmark in 6 hours and 24 minutes. “It was really cold. I’m glad I’ve come home alive. I felt several times that it was beyond the limits of my ability. I’d like to thank the people who supported me.”
Similar to the 13 swimmers from USG Copenhagen who crossed in 2009 in 6 hours and 38 minutes as a group, the water can be cold and rough with the water temperature at 17°C (62.6°F)and the waves were as high as 2.5 meters.
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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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