Jari Cennet Tammi
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Jari Cennet Tammi completed a 52-day 541.7 km unsupported stage swim from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland
Jari Cennet Tammi will attempt the world's longest stage swim along the entire northern Mediterranean Sea coast from Istanbul, Turkey to Cadiz, Spain that will take an estimated 7 years
Jari Cennet Tammi is a 66-year-old Swedish adventurer and solo open water swimmer specializing in self-sufficient swims.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- At the age of 64, he completed a 52-day 541.7 km unsupported stage swim from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland by towing a 105 kg kayak carrying his food and gear from 10 June to August 2023. It was his second attempt. The first attempt was halted after 180 km when he missed a planned landing spot. His swim broke the 456 km unsupported stage swim of Jonas Deichmann completed in 2020 on the first leg of his triathlon around the world. During this stage swim, he also completed a 33.3 km one-way crossing of the Ålands Sea, a record for longest unsupported swim across a sea.
- In 2021, he completed a 328 km unsupported stage swim from Oaxen to Öregrund.
- From 27 July to 4 August 2024, he will swim 72 km in a community swim along an archipelago.
- Starting in August 2024, he is attempting an unsupported stage swim from Istanbul, Turkey to Cadiz, Spain that is estimated to take 7 years along the entire northern Mediterranean Sea coast. His accommodations will be in a tent and guest houses, whatever is most suitable at the time.
World's Longest Stage Swim
External links
- Jari Cennet Tammi Decides 10,000 km Is Not Long Enough
- Adventures On The High Seas – Updates From Around The World
- Having the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore: How Jari Cennet Tammi Swims 10,000 km Alone
- Jari Cennet Tammi, Having Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore
- A Marathon Meander Along The Mediterranean
- @swim_trek
- Stockholm to Helsinki world longest unsupported swim 500 km 10 june 2023
