His Mallorca 360º stage swim includes 20 km per day total around Mallorca in the Islas Baleares beginning in Palma de Mallorca on September 20th. He will swim the equivalent of two marathon swims per day – 10 km in the morning and 10 km in the afternoon – from beach to beach in the counterclockwise direction.
He will feed from his escort boat and stay as close as possible to the shore as the swim will be GPS’ed all around. He will start and finish onshore.
To follow, visit his Facebook page here. The adventure is a charity swim on behalf of the Allen Graham Charity for Kids. For more information, visit here. “This charity does amazing work and has helped me tremendously with getting approval for this swim. I urge anyone to open their hearts and wallets and donate to them for a good cause. People who wish to donate should use Mallorca 360º as a reference please.”
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