Copacabana Beach|King and Queen of the Sea|Rio de Janeiro|Xavier Desharnais|Zsofia Balazs

Canada’s Xavier Deshamais gradually shifted to a vegan diet (no meat, chicken, dairy products or poultry) 18 months ago and is swimming even faster than before. “Since I have begun vegan, I recover faster, I am doing faster sets in workout and my food bill is going down,” said the top ultra-marathoner from Quebec. “And…