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Bartłomiej Kubkowski Is Pulled After 159 km of the 170 km Ultra Baltic Swim

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Bartłomiej Kubkowski (30, IISA bio here, @b.kubkowski, @wavemarketing.pro) from Giżycko, Poland was on his fourth attempt of a 170 km assisted crossing of the Baltic Sea as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (@fundacja_cancerfighters). But he was pulled after swimming 159 km of the 170 km distance in his Ultra Baltic Swim 4.0 from Kåseberga, Sweden to Mrzeżyno, Poland. […]

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Try, Try, Try, Try Again – Bartłomiej Kubkowski to Attempt the 170 km Ultra Baltic Swim Tomorrow

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Bartłomiej Kubkowski (30, Poland, IISA bio here, @b.kubkowski, @wavemarketing.pro) loves the water: cold water, rough water, sea water with snow falling upon him, pool water. Tomorrow, the Polish adventurer from Giżycko, Poland will set off on his fourth attempt of a 170 km assisted crossing of the Baltic Sea as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (@fundacja_cancerfighters). He

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Karolina Szczepaniak Is Finally Pulled En Route From Poland To Sweden

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33-year-old Karolina Szczepaniak, a Polish 2008 and 2012 Olympic swimmer, fought valiantly for reportedly 60 hours, swimming 140 km in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The water started at

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Olympian Karolina Szczepaniak Is En Route From Poland To Öland, Sweden

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Karolina Szczepaniak celebrated her 33rd birthday as she was preparing for her 172 km assisted marathon swim in the Baltic Sea from her native Poland to the Swedish island of  Öland in a charity swim to raise money for prosthetics for three children born without arms, Emilka Piłat, Joasia Jaszczołt, and Daniel Cebula. The two-time Polish Olympic swimmer

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Christie Ciraulo, A Mighty Mermaid In The Open Water And Pool

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Christie Ciraulo has been swimming all her life and risen to the top of her age group for several decades now, both in the pool and open water. She has served in various capacities locally and nationally among her US Masters Swimming colleagues for decades, volunteering and organizing all kinds of events. She works to

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