A sporting challenge to raise public awareness of nature conservation. On June 6, Arthur Germain planned to begin the complete crossing of the Seine, from its source, in Côte-d’Or, up to its mouth, at Havre, indicates The Parisian Tuesday March 16. Almost 774 km swimming that he plans to cover in 52 days.
Daily training
The son of Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, is not at its first attempt. In 2018, when he was only 16, he was the youngest Frenchman to swim the Channel crossing, announced at the time. RMC Sports. A performance completed in just under ten hours.
Racing with the Dover-Calais ferry… pic.twitter.com/fPUcIfpVTr
– Arthur Germain (@ArthurG_H) July 24, 2018
Since he launched this new challenge, Arthur Germain is forced to a daily training. He swims 15 km a day while practicing pulling a kayak carrying 60 km of equipment and provisions, says the Ile-de-France newspaper. The young man will cross the Seine without any assistance.
To find out more: read the article in Parisian.
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