{"id":2664,"date":"2026-08-01T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:40:24","slug":"kubkovskiy-i-shchepanyak-plyvut-cherez-baltiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trojmiasto.online\/en\/novosti\/kubkovskiy-i-shchepanyak-plyvut-cherez-baltiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Two swimmers simultaneously challenged the Baltic: from Sweden to Poland \u2014 about 160 kilometers swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday, July 31, Polish long-distance swimmers Bart\u0142omiej Kubkowski and Karolina Szczepaniak simultaneously began their extreme swims across the Baltic Sea. Both started off the coast of Sweden and headed towards Poland. For Kubkowski, this is already his fifth attempt to cross the Baltic, while for Szczepaniak, it is her second. Both swims are accompanied by charitable fundraising efforts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The distance of the current route is about 160 kilometers. Athletes are prohibited from leaving the water, resting on the accompanying boat, or sleeping. Food, water, and necessary medications are passed to them directly from the support vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kubkowski’s fifth attempt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bart\u0142omiej Kubkowski rozpocz\u0105\u0142 swoj\u0105 przepraw\u0119 w pi\u0105tek, 31 lipca. To ju\u017c jego pi\u0105ta pr\u00f3ba przep\u0142yni\u0119cia przez Morze Ba\u0142tyckie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Po raz pierwszy sportowiec podj\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 tej trasy w sierpniu 2022 roku, pokonuj\u0105c 110 kilometr\u00f3w. Najbli\u017cej polskiego wybrze\u017ca by\u0142 podczas swojej czwartej pr\u00f3by w 2025 roku. Po 53 godzinach nieprzerwanego p\u0142ywania Kubkowski pokona\u0142 159 kilometr\u00f3w. Do brzegu pozosta\u0142o oko\u0142o 11 kilometr\u00f3w, ale zesp\u00f3\u0142 zdecydowa\u0142 si\u0119 przerwa\u0107 p\u0142ywanie z powod\u00f3w bezpiecze\u0144stwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The athlete calls the current attempt his Last Dance \u2014 the last official swim of this kind in his career<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kubkowski r\u00f3wnie\u017c wykorzystuje to wydarzenie do zbierania funduszy na rzecz beneficjent\u00f3w fundacji Cancer Fighters, kt\u00f3ra pomaga dzieciom z rakiem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Szczepaniak returns to Ba\u0142tyk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Almost simultaneously with Kubk\u00f3w, around 13:30 local time, Karolina Szczepaniak entered the water off the Swedish coast in Ko\u015beb\u00f3r. A two-time Olympic participant and multiple medalist at Polish championships, she intends to cover approximately 160\u2013172 kilometers and finish in Pobie\u017cewo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dla zawodniczki to ju\u017c druga pr\u00f3ba przep\u0142yni\u0119cia Ba\u0142tyku. Latem 2025 roku wyruszy\u0142a z Polski w kierunku Szwecji, ale po 57 godzinach w zimnej wodzie i 142,4 kilometra, zesp\u00f3\u0142 by\u0142 zmuszony przerwa\u0107 p\u0142ywanie z powodu zagro\u017cenia jej zdrowiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Szepaniak already has experience in extreme swims over ultra-long distances. In February 2025, she set a Guinness World Record by swimming continuously for 48 hours and covering 149.025 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preparation for the new attempt was also extreme: in March 2026, the athlete completed a training swim lasting 72 hours \u2014 without sleep and continuously in the water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dla Szczepaniak ta trasa ma osobiste znaczenie. Po d\u0142ugiej walce z anoreksj\u0105 bulimiczn\u0105, p\u0142ywanie sta\u0142o si\u0119 jednym z kluczowych element\u00f3w jej powrotu do zdrowia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The athlete dedicated her current start to Piotr \u2014 a recent elementary school graduate who suffered a severe spinal injury after a failed jump into a pool. The collected funds will be donated to the Otwarte Ramiona foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who has already crossed the Baltic Sea?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most famous achievements in extreme swimming in this region remains Sebastian Karasiak’s swim in August 2017. He covered over 100 kilometers between Ko\u0142obrzeg and the Danish island of Bornholm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The routes of Kubkowski and Szepaniak are significantly longer. At the same time, both athletes are trying to complete them without exiting the water and without using any swimming aids<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the start, Kubkowski and Szepaniak met on the Swedish shore. They said goodbye before the beginning of their swims, hoping to see each other again on the Polish side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can follow the progress of both attempts in a live broadcast on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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