Neil Agius, Malta’s Marathon Man
Neil Agius swam 126.3 km swim from Italy to Malta in over 52 hours.
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Double The Wave Challenge, 153 km By Neil Agius
Neil Agius will attempt a 153 km swim from Africa to Europe in July that may take him up to 60 hours.
Swimming South Of Sicily … Neil Agius Goes 100 km
Courtesy of Wave Of Change Malta. Slowly but surely, Neil Agius is swimming further and further. After representing his country of Malta in the 400m freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Agius completed a 38 km circumnavigation swim around Gozo in 10 hours in 2010. In 2018, he completed a 70 km circumnavigation swim around Malta in 21 hours 52
Was Odysseus A True Marathon Swimmer?
Was Odysseus A True Marathon Swimmer? Courtesy of WOWSA, Gozo. Was Odysseus among the first mythical character to be a marathon swimmer? According to Homer’s famous epic story Odyssey, Odysseus was sailing from Thrinacia to Ogygia when his ship was struck by a thunderbolt and all his men were killed except him. He survived by swimming to Ogygia and
Was Odysseus A Marathon Swimmer?
Was Odysseus A True Marathon Swimmer? Painting shows of Athena Revealing Ithaca to Ulysses (Odysseus) by Giuseppe Bottani (18th century). Was Odysseus among the first mythical character to be a marathon swimmer? According to Homer’s famous epic story Odyssey, Odysseus was sailing from Thrinacia to Ogygia when his ship was struck by a thunderbolt and all