DURING FEB 1 - APR 08, 2007 MARTIN STREL SWAM 5,268 KMS (3274 MILES) OF THE AMAZON RIVER! HE DEDICATED THE SWIM TO THE PROTECTION OF THE RAINFOREST. |
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Fri, July 29 2011
Martin appears in the Guinness Book of World Records 2011 with a picture!
Martin has been appearing in several editions of GBWR since year of 2003 with his previous swims.
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Here is the latest edition with the PHOTO above the tetx! Page number 106, section Human Endeavors, Grand Tours.
The book itself held a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted series of all time. It is also one of the most stolen books from public libraries in the United States! (source: Wikipedia)