Ilia Badanin’s Post

A couple of weeks ago I completed something I've been planning for over a year: swimming across Lake Leman from Saint Sulpice, Switzerland to Evian-les-Bains, France 🏊♂️ 11 kilometers, crossing an international border, 6 hours in the water with no breaks, no food, no drinking water, no relying on anything solid. Two attempts failed due to the storm and organization issues. Finally found a working boat on literally the last possible weekend before my planned move to Zurich - otherwise this would have been a next-year project. My physical preparation was extensive: last time I swam in the lake was in June, and before that it was September two years ago. So really, I believe most people could do this. I swam much faster than expected - thought it would take 8-10 hours, but I managed it in 6. Leman Conquest Challenge: ☑️ Tour du Lac ☑️ Swim from Switzerland to Evian ✖️ ░░░░░░░░░░ ✖️ ░░░░░░░░░░ Full journey: https://lnkd.in/ekEfKjwb Huge thanks to surfshop.ch and Pierre-Yves Mottier for providing the boat. Thanks to Vladimir Melnikov for being an excellent boat driver and a teammate in this adventure. #lacleman #leman #swimming #switzerland #france #endurance