Charlie Wittmack, the Des Moines, Iowa man who is embarking on an unprecedented 11 month triathlon called The World Tri has completed the swim portion of this adventure.
On August 8th, 2010 Charlie successfully completed the first leg of The World Tri by swimming across the English Channel to France successfully bringing the first leg of The World Tri to a close. It took him 12 hours to cross the frigid and busy English Channel to France.
You can explore a photo essay they have onboard the escort boat that followed him on the 12 hour, 28-mile continuous swim from England to France here www.theworldtri.com/archives/2921
With the crossing of the English Channel Wittmack becomes the first person to have climbed Mount Everest and have swum the English Channel.
Up next, a 9,000 mile bike ride from France to Calcutta, India, starting on Wednesday, August 10, 2010.
Wittmack and The World Tri is a globe spanning educational endeavor aimed at inspiring student from around the globe to take on the world's toughest environmental and global health challenges and develop the practical skills and tools they need to change the world. For more information on it visit theworldtri.com
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