Professional Marathon Swimmer of
Rivers, Lakes and Oceans
around the World
"Swimming for Peace, Friendship and Clean Waters"
1994 Italy – (Lignano to Ravenna)
1997 English Channel – (U.K. to France)
1997 Africa – Europe (Tunisia, Africa to Pantelleria, Italy)
2000 Danube - (Germany to Romania) plus three stages more
2001 Danube River - (Melk, Austria to Paks, Hungary)
2002 Mississippi – (Itasca, Minnesota to Head of Passes ,Louisiana – Nearest village, Venice)
2003 Parana - (Iguaçu Falls to Puerto Madero , Center of Buenos Aires)
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To my Friends Martin Strel and The Team, May the Great Spirit Bless and Guide The greatest swimmer who will ever walk this Great Planet. . and all those that made this Great Feat Happen
Professor Dr. James D. Vagarasoto II. & Lisa J. Wolf M. F. A.
We will see you all very soon.
With much love JDVII
hello martin, we are a group at ninestiles school that are studying about the great deal of swimming that you do and where you do them.
As a group we think you are amazing and also very inspiring because you show a great deal of determination, when it comes to your swims. but we have one question, WHY?
Big congrats Martin, Borut, Matthew, John, and crew are your success at Sundance.
hey how old are you cuz your strong? ? ?
I am writing an essay on your longest swim, The Amazon River! My College English class is focusing a paper on the documentaries of the 2009 Sundance Festival. I have choosen you as my topic! You really have amazed the world, and i hope to spread your story further! If you could give me any details (since the documentary is not out yet) on any illnesses you received during your swim and after the completion that would be extremely helpful. What makes the Amazon River so polluted? What things did you see, or effected your health during the journey?
Please e-mail me back.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Mangus
Columbia, Maryland (USA)
Howard Community College
Your achievements are simply incredible.
After reading your book I have felt inspired to push myself harder. You are a modern day Hercules!
Hey. Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves.
I am from France and now study English, give true I wrote the following sentence: “Ezcheckwriter, medical recruiting business, how to start a nursing agency ezcheckwriter. ”
Thank you very much
. Gianna.
You make us believe we can do anything if we put our mind to it, Absolutely incredible! ! ! !
I bought the Amazon book when I was on my tour to UK in April 2008. I am very much impressed by the expedition and want to translate the book in my mothertoung i. e. Marathi (Language of Mumbai). Whom should I contact for the permission?
Dear Mr. Strel:
Having visited Parima II, the river Caura and Jutahei made me appreciate even more what you did. I agree with all those who call you brave, strong-minded, decided and many more compliments.
Since I would love to let my mother participate in your fantastic swim I wanted to ask you, whether the book has been translated already into German.
I wished more men would imitate you – we need heroes. My sincerest congratulations! Rike
Martin
You are much more than the world´s most incredible athlete.
You are the most powerful example I have ever witnessed of the strength of the human mind.
You are truly to be congratulated.
Hi Martin i see you are still swimming and doing great things for the world! . . I`m so glad that I met a great person like you.
Hope you can come back to Peru soon. .
Greeting from my family and all your friends from Pucallpa.
Take care!
besos,
Lady Henderson
Read the book well done a great achievement you are an amazing person cant wait to see the film.
INCROYABLE
Un livre géant à ton image.
Cela fait plaisir de savoir que l´exploit existe encore !
Hi,
I have bought your book. It´s a very incredible story for a great swimmer.
I hope that I could see the movie of your record.
Best regards.
Michel
What more to say? A fantastic story of a mans indominatable spirit and relentless drive to achieve his goal. Hi to Borut & Mathew
Just reading the book and am fascinated by what you have achieved! ! ! ! You are an inspiration, i wish there were more people like you out there. . .
CONGRATULATIONS! ! !
Absolutely off the richter scale- couldn´t put the book down, truly amazing story. Such is the scale of your achievement, half of the people I tell this story to don´t believe me!
I just read the book, what a fantastic achievement! I hope all you hard work pays off and sends this very importmant message to the world. You really are a great man.
I am nine and I am a swimmer too. I would like to swim a great distance to raise awareness. My class was assigned a project, write about their hero. I bought your book and post card on the computer. I read your book and am just finishing my report. My Mom helped me with the book. We loved it! ! I will spread your message to my class. If you ever need a partner to help with your swim to raise awareness contact me. I am working on my provincial times and I can swim 5km in under 2 hours.
Emma
A great book and a great achievement – well done champ!
Cheers!
Mike – England
901). Monday, 10th March
Martin,
Please let us know where you are! ! ! We want to have you for dinner once again and talk about your latest adventure! The book is great. Karen and Miro Medved
Unreal Martin = you are the man
Congratulations. .
. . what an amazing thing to do. . I look forward to reading the book. Best of wishes to you!
I am taking a trip to the Peruvian Amazon Basin in May 2008 and will do it with an awareness of the region that I could not even deam of before reading the book. Stu Wiles
Can´t wait to read your book. I´ve ordered it and am looking forward to it all. I hope to contact you someday for advice on marathon swimming as I am becoming one myself.
I loved your book! I couldn´t put it down. I read about you in a magazine at a neurology appointment for my Mom. It helped me set a goal for myself in honor of her. Thank you for being who you are. Truly inspiring and amazing! I can´t wait for the documentary of your journey to come out! God Bless!
It is amazing. I hardly swam my local River Skofljica in 3 days its about 7km long. But this is. . .
way to go yet again Martin. Congratulations on your awards. I am waiting patiently for the documentary to come out. finished the book a long time ago and as I have said before, loved it. Gods blessings and peace to you all.
I only swum once, in the Amazon River, front Indiana, It was plenty of mud, sometimes are logs, the current is very strong. It was the first and last time I could swim on mud. Other times I used to swim in beautiful lagoons or rivers
Once a Naka Naka, was a beautiful yellow & Black serpent floating over the waters, observing me. When I noticed I jumped on the Boat, and went as far as possible. But it was a beautiful experience.
I really appreciate your 66 wonderful swimming days in the jungle.
“The Man Who Swam The Amazon” takes me along for the adventure. Amazon sells it world wide where a few great reviews on their international sites might propel it even more.
Espetacular a travessia do Martin. Parabéns amigo. Seu exemplo inspira todos nós que gostamos de esportes, principalmente nadar, correr, etc.
Obrigado.
Hey, congratulations and nice work. I´m looking forward to reading the book. Matt, you should drop by the store sometime, curious to hear your stories. You guys really did something amazing.
Great site. Email me sometime gumu@removed. us
Fantástico! És um excelente exemplo para a humanidade. Quando queremos algo, deveremos lutar para atingir a meta.
Congratulations Martin! ! ! You are one amazing man! I am glad to see you are well and finished again! I was here in New Orleans to see you come ashore after the Mississippi swim. Well done sir! ! ! ! !
Hi Martin!
Great work! !
Best wishes! !
kisses to Borut
for you ! ! !
God bless friend!
you are a very brave man.
i prayed for you and i look forward to keeping in touch and seeing what you will do next.
I love you! ! ♥
Well done Martin! What an absolutely amazing achievement. I can´t believe it. You are an inspiration to everyone.
it goes to show that if you set your mind to do something it can be done. congratulations
The photo gallery highlights are stunningly beautiful, thanks again for giving the world a ´glimpse´ of the treasures of Amazonas. . . I can´t wait until your book is published – Mahalo -Obrigada por tudo, tudo, tudo – Beijao !
Parabens, pela travessia, só assim podemos chamar atenção de autoridades competentes e incompetentes para a preservação deste bem tão precioso.
Wow. Truly amazing. An astonishing feat. That you even beat your own scheule is fantastic. You must be a peaceful man to achieve this kind of strength.
Well done!
U ARE REALLY VERY COURAGEOUS ITS A FIT THAT NO ONE WILL MATCH IN A HURRY CONGRATULATIONS
Martin, I admire you for your courage and persistence. Yours has been a journey shared with many of us and we admire you and wish you the best in your journey through life punctuated by such feats as these.
In a word, unbelievable!
Martin & Team~
What a fantastic journey! Congratulations on successful completion of a fantastic journey. I enjoyed reading about your swim very much and shared parts of your story w/many friends. They were amazed! I´d love to see your journey on National Geographic or the Discovery Channel! What an amazing story you have to tell.
Again, congratulations! You´re amazing!
Jo Ann
Inspirational- amazing- We talk about you every training session we do- I cannot beleive that you can jump in the water knowing that the tooth pick fish is out there somewhere. See you down the Murray