In all of human history, Open Water Source estimates that approximately 10,180 people have willingly swum more than 6 hours non-stop in an open body of water. This number does not include individuals who have been unwillingly tossed off of ships or found themselves swimming and drifting to shore due to warfare or shipwrecks. The number does include
Vicko Soljan, race director for the Faros Maraton, provided the all-time fastest times at the Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championship between 1976 and 2011. Alexander Studzinski of Germany and Linsy Heister of Netherlands are the fastest man and woman in history. 1. Alexander Studzinski, Germany, 3:01:55 2. Vladimir Dyatchin, Russia,
The 16K Faros Maratón Swim is also the annual Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships, and is truly an International celebration of marathon swimming excellence. 1,089 athletes from 42 countries (Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herz, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the
