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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island

Steven Munatones 08/03/2020 No Comment

Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island Courtesy of Afternoon Express and Beautiful News, Robben Island, South Africa. "I went from fleeing my country to being free in the water," said Congolese swimmer Arafat Gatabazi who received the 2016 Open Water Swimmer of the Year from the Cape Long Distance Swimming

Salvatore Cimmino Crosses Lake Kivu, Giving Hope

Steven Munatones 05/15/2012 No Comment

On April 22nd, Salvatore Cimmino swam from the island of Idjwi to Goma on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Rwanda border. The always-energetic disabled swimmer swam an unprecedented 40 km across Lake Kivu as part of his A nuoto nei mari del globo (Swimming in the Seas of the Globe) project. Cimmino was enthralled by his hosts who

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Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island

Salvatore Cimmino Crosses Lake Kivu, Giving Hope