Tag: Swimming

A Winter’s Update

Nothing Shakespearean about this one. Just a quick catch-up. I thought it was about time to do some stock-taking. My rehabilitation after the two herniated discs in my neck is paying off. My strength is slowly but surely coming back in my right arm. Still a long way to go before I can […]

Highlight

2016 will go down as the year where I fully committed to marathon swimming by the official international rules. It’s been an amazing journey so far, culminating in my crossing between Denmark and Germany – aka Beltquerung. Definitely my highlight of the year! More than anything, this short movie of […]

Against all odds

Victory comes in many ways. That’s the beauty of it and my crossing of the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany (so-called Beltquerung) was no exception. After 10 days of waiting for the weather to change, constantly losing and regaining my faith, I finally got the go-ahead from my pilot, […]

2016, make it swim!

Oh welcome, 2016! A new dawn and a fresh start! As my friend Camilla will love to tell you, this year, I’m finally turning 40, so I want to make the best of it. Still, I’m not a big fan of new year’s resolutions. The way I see […]

A thousand waves later

Two crossings, two Sundays in a row. Just the right mental energy refill I needed! July 12 – My team and I set off to cross the Sound from Elsinore in Denmark to Helsingborg in Sweden. As tradition dictates, I got up around 4 am in order to get […]