Initially, Jari Cennet Tammi (66, Sweden, @swim_trek) planned on swimming 9,000 km from Istanbul, Turkey to Cádiz, Spain in the world’s longest stage swim.

His self-sufficient stage swim was estimated to take him over 7 years to complete.

7 years. For 1 swim as he pulls, drags, and carries all his gear behind him using a customized Pro Drybag 100L.

But that plan is no longer. Not long enough for the Swedish adventurer. He is stepping up his game to a 18,500 km stage swim, that may taking him up to 20 years – finishing when he is 86.

To follow and learn more about Temma, visit his Facebook page here (Swim Voyage Adventures Open Group).

He often comes up with pearls of wisdom. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”

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