HK360Xtreme Challenge
From Openwaterpedia
The HK360Xtreme Challenge is an extreme 360 km triple circumnavigation triathlon around Hong Kong Island, organized by Shu Pu. It includes a 45 km swimming circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island, then a 215 km cycling circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island and New Territories, and then a 100 km running circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island for a total distance of 360 km. Athletes can decided how they want to arrange their rest stops, sleeps and transitions.
Inaugural HK360Xtreme Challenge
- The HK360Xtreme Challenge was first achieved by Mayank Vaid between 6-7 November 2020.
- On 6 November 2020 at 1:15 am, Vaid set off on his 45 km swim leg and finished 70 hours 19 minutes 53 seconds later at 11:45:34 pm on 7 November 2020.
- Swim Start at 1:15 am
- Swim Leg: 18 hours 8 minutes 22 seconds
- Swim - Bike Transition: 1 hour 8 minutes 39 seconds
- 1st Bike Leg: 9 hours 17 minutes 18 seconds
- Bike 1 - Bike 2 Transition: 15 hours 3 minutes 51 seconds
- 2nd Bike Leg: 6 hours 55 minutes 25 seconds
- Bike - Run Transition: 24 minutes 12 seconds
- Run Leg: 19 hours 22 minutes 6 seconds
- Swim Start at 1:15 am
External links
- Mayank Vaid Goes Around Hong Kong for the Second Time, Much Faster
- 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Nominees
- Mayank Vaid Pioneers The First HK360Xtreme Challenge
- World’s fastest Indian: how Hong Kong’s Mayank Vaid took to extreme triathlons
- Ocean Recovery Alliance
- HK360 Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming