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Nathalie Pohl and Andy Donaldson Plan First Swim Around Ibiza in Two-Person Relay

They target a September 30 start with two-hour rotations for potential record recognition.

Pohl schwimmt seit ihrem fünften Lebensjahr. Als 19-Jährige wechselte sie ins Freiwasser
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Nathalie Pohl will als erste Deutsche die Baleareninsel Ibiza schwimmend umrunden.

Overview

  • Pohl announced the attempt on Instagram, confirming a relay circumnavigation of the Balearic island.
  • The planned course exceeds 110 kilometers and is expected to require more than 30 hours of swimming.
  • The team will switch swimmers every two hours, a format they say is necessary for any official world-record validation.
  • A weather window from September 29 to October 6 is set, and Pohl says there is no plan B if either swimmer cannot continue.
  • Pohl is the first German woman to complete the Ocean’s Seven and holds the Strait of Gibraltar record, while Donaldson finished the Ocean’s Seven in 355 days.