Massimo Voltolina swam an unprecented 85 kilometers from the eastern coast Italy to the western coast of Albania. Swimming with a message of peace from the Learn To Be Free association, his Progetto Adriatico took 23 hours and 44 minutes to complete under Force 4 conditions and was nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.

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