This french swimmer won one silver medal in the Paralympic Games of Rio de Janeiro 2016 and given the difficulties to qualify for Tokyo 2020, Curin was driven to swim across the Titicaca lake; a way to broaden your horizons, test your ability in other settings and achieve something only.
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The feat of Curinended last November 20, included a tour through the icy waters to 3,800 meters above sea level. He French He was accompanied by two other swimmers: Malia Metella (the five-time European champion and Olympic medalist in Athens 2004) and for Matthieu Witvoet (an adventurer who cycled through 17 countries in 2017).
In order to complete the journey that took them eleven daysthey had to drag between the three of them a raft, which helped them sleep and eat throughout those days. The challenge was part of a Campaign created by the Association without lucrative purposes of Curinwhich aims to promote different projects of awareness on disability and about the protection of the planet.
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Curin’s feat, completed on November 20, included a journey through the icy waters at 3,800 meters above sea level.
The final goal was Urosa set of Floating Islands over the waters of Titicaca lake facing the bay Fist. Despite their fatigue, the three daring swimmers showed their happiness upon arriving in Uros. Theo Curin burst with joy and began to cry after having swum the last stretch among the spirits of the Aymara population that lives in the islands of the area. “I didn’t think it would be so difficult. At times I thought we were going to die, but here we are, the people are there, we did it. Honestly, thank you all because that’s making the dreams be made reality. Without my two companions would not have been successful. Thanks to both of you. “We did it!” he said elatedly. Curinthe 20-year-old young man, after completing the challenge.