Te Manu ko Nui

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Te Manu ko Nui is an open water swimmer who served as the coach of Sarah Ferguson's unprecedented 60 km circumnavigation swim around Easter Island (Rapa Nui) on 16 March 2019 in 19 hours 8 minutes. This first circumnavigation swim of Easter Island was announced by Plastic Oceans International and Breathe Conservation with the following escort team: observer and Director of Cientifica Plastic Oceans Chile Camila Ahrendt, coach and feeder Sarah Houston, Dr. Rentia Denissen, safety coordinator John McCarthy, support staff Marta Vigoroux, escort boat captain Hian Schneider, escort kayaker Juan Gustavo Ogaz, escort kayak team of Te Manu ko Nui, escort kayaker Gabriel Lillo, videographers/photographers Erik Aleynikov and Karl Oftebro, along with collaborations with the Chilean Navy, Hanga Roa Hospital, Nanaky yacht (Nautica Rapa Nui), Kayak Rapa Nui, Hotel Hotu Matua, and Discover Agency.

Against The Current Trailer


Plastic Oceans International produced the 58-minute documentary film Against The Current about the unprecedented 60 km circumnavigation swim around Easter Island by South African open water swimmer Sarah Ferguson in 19 hours 8 minutes in March 2019. Narrated by Matthew Modine.

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