The Swiss Nador Noam Yaron in one of his crossings
For 102 hours and 24 minutes in the sea, Noam Yaron faced thousands of jellyfishing, suffered burns due to the friction of the salt with the fact, had hallucinations, and a moment of pure joy: a baby dolphin who came to play with him. It made 191 km, 11 more than the record I wanted to hit.
On August 11, the Swiss resistance swimmer Noam Yaron entered the Mediterranean Sea, Calvi, Corsica, cross 180 km to swim to Monaco.
The goal was crash the world record of the longest crossing in isothermal fact. Although it was painfully just 2 km of destination, tells the.
The route led him to cross the pellet sanctuary, the largest protected area of the Mediterranean. Two support vessels They accompanied him throughout the race: one remained beside him, towing a guide rope to help him keep the course while the other followed slightly behind.
Child started at a great rhythmrunning 16 km in the first five hours – a large mark.
Along the way, Yaron several almost immediate encounters with jellyfish. Although the fact protected him in most of his body, the few exposed zones – especially the face and hands – were backed by bites.
After 15 hours, he had traveled 43 km. THE First night was so terrifying that later described it as “ scariest night of my life”.
During the darkness, the support boat launched an illuminated rope. The team believes this may have attracted to marine life. Thousands of jellyfish seemed to emerge from the depths, Picing him repeatedly on his face.
Nevertheless, there was A moment of pure joy: A baby dolphin almost collided with the swimmer, and played with him by the rope.
Throughout the second day and third days, Yaron fought against heat and fatigue growing. On August 13, exceeded the 103 km markthe longest distance you had ever swim. It was precisely where a year earlier, his attempt had failed, forced to give up due to bad weather.
This time, however, the conditions were better: The wind surrounded the 10 knots, the sea stirred but in a bearable way, and Yaron kept the effort.
A fatigue now start charging a price increasingly visible to your security team. After 48 hours in the water, started to have hallucinations: Via castles lifting from the sea and heard voices in the head. He turned to micro-sections, using the guide rope to keep floating.
On August 14, it reached 165 km. Stated to be “ bound“. He even believed he would hit Monaco around 11 pm that day, but the rhythm had slowed down dramatically.
In the final section, it traveled only two kilometers in ten hours. The body had been taken to absolute limit; He was disoriented and at risk of hypothermia, despite the isothermal fact.
After 102 hours and 24 minutes at seaand having managed to swim some Extraordinary 191 km11 more than expected, Yaron was removed from the water – Just two kilometers from the goal in Monaco.
The decision was inevitable. The salt water had caused a swelling so severe in the mouth and language that I could barely breathe and could not feed.
O friction between fact and salt on the skin left between 10 to 15% of the body covered with Second Degree Burns. He was urgently taken to the hospital, where he remained for nine days.
In the following days, his team shared brief updates, stating that he was recovering, that the voice would return over time and that, despite the huge wear, His condition was improving.
On Thursday, the Swiss swimmer shared his first comments on Instagram, still with the marks of his feat visible on his lips. “After 191 km and 102 hours spent in the water, I found my limit“, .
This crossing was the culmination of years of challenges and preparation of the Swiss swimmer. In 2021, he crossed Lake Léman in 19 hours and 53 minutes. The following year, he consecutively swam the five largest lakes in Switzerland in 60 hours and 40 minutes, consolidating his reputation for resistance swimming in open waters.
Although not completed the test as planned, those two final kilometers do not diminish the huge achievement that was swimming for five days and four nights through the Mediterranean.
