Pole Bartłomiej Kubkowski swims across the Baltic Sea — 160 km in 55 hours, a world first

Bartłomiej Kubkowski became the first person in the world to swim across the Baltic Sea, covering over 160 km in approximately 55 hours. On finishing, he said: "I'm so exhausted I don't yet know what I feel." The feat has no precedent in sporting history.

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