Courtesy of Capri Djatiasmoro, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), Chile.

Capri Djatiasmoro reported, “[It was an] extraordinary effort by R. Cristian Vergara [on his attempted 38-mile (61 km) circumnavigation around Easter Island], but in the end after 26 hours and 52 minutes in a very salty ocean, the sea won…”

You did good kid. We learned so much from this test run … rest and recover, and I am ready anytime for the next swim adventure.”

Vergara’s swim started on Tuesday morning 3,512 km (2,182 miles) away from the nearest point in Chile. His tracker is here.

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