| DURING FEB 1 - APR 08, 2007 MARTIN STREL SWAM 5,268 KMS (3274 MILES) OF THE AMAZON RIVER! HE DEDICATED THE SWIM TO THE PROTECTION OF THE RAINFOREST. |
Expedition news
Wed, October 26 2011
Legendary marathon swimmer Martin Strel is known as the Big River Man and the only man in the world who has swum the 5 greatest rivers on the planet: the Amazon, Yangtze, Paraná, Mississippi, Danube. He holds four Guinness World Records in long distance open water swimming.
Latest audio / video
photo highlights
press articles
media/press articles:
- Financial times:Swimming adventures, Jul 2011
- H2Open Magazine, June 2011
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide, April 2011
- Waterbaby: Swim Shaw Interview, March 2011
- ABC News Minnesota, Feb 2011
- Aqua Pulse Magazine, Feb 2011
- Outdoor Swimming Society, UK, Feb 2011
- BBC News, Jan 2011
- BBC World Radio Service-Outlook, Jan 2011
- UK GQ Magazine, November 2010
- UK Telegraph, September 2010
- UK Spectator, August 2010
- UK Telegraph, July 2010
- The Star Canada
- National Post Canada
- Big River Man Review in
New York Times by Manohla Dargis
-Outside Magazine USA-Dec 2009
-The Fabulous Picture Show
AT ALJAZEERA TV-Sept 10
-Sun Newspaper UK-Sept 07 2009
-TIME USA-Sept 08, 2009
-Reader Digest UK-Sept 2009
-Daily Star-Sept 2009
-Daily Telepgraph UK - Sept 2009
WORLDWIDE PRESS ARTICLES
testimonials / quotes
BBC Diary (Blog)
Video News-Reuters
Ongoing Activities in the Amazon
Brazil approves start of Belo Monte dam construction
Amazon drought severe in 2010
Stopping the dam project in the Amazon-James Cameron (Avatar director) visits the Amazon
Global campaign to protect the Amazon
Man Walking the Amazon
Jean-Michel Cousteau Returns to the Amazon
BBC Explores the Greatest River on Earth
Recent Expedition down the Amazon
Amazon river longer than Nile
latest images
Recent Projects!
1) June 2011: Martin Strel (Big River Man) completed the Colorado River Action Swim! The whole swim was exclusively filmed by a TV crew and the Show will premiere on History Channel soon. Details will be announced here. Please stay tuned via our newsletter and/or become Martin's Facebook friend.
Currently Running Activities
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OPEN WATER SWIMMING EVENTS
Martin is attending the largest open water swimming event in the world in South Africa, as well as other events in several South African towns. Detailed schedule:
20-27 JAN: Johannesburg
27 JAN-1 FEB: Cape Town
2-5 FEB: Port Elizabeth
6-14 FEB: Durban/Pietermaritzburg Midmar Mile
MARTIN STREL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Nov 16, 2011: Bristol, UK
Wilderness Lectures
Nov 17, 2011: London
Royal Automobile Club, Annual Dinner
Are you interested in having Martin speak at your event?
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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