Ulise Galu

Avram Iancu with support crew escort boat pilot Ulise Galu and observer Radu Ileana before the Triple Crown of River Stage Swims where he will swim 530 km in a stage swim from the North Sea to the Black Sea in continental Europe along the Rhine River, Main River, and Danube River

Ulise Galu is a German escort boat pilot.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

From 29 June to 8 August 2025, he escorted Avram Iancu from Romania who completed the Triple Crown of River Stage Swims by swimming 556 km in 40 days along the Main River and the Danube Canal to complete the Triple Crown of River Stage Swims. Avram Iancu's Triple Crown of River Stage Swims included a 89-day 2,860 km stage swim in 2017 in the Danube River, a 48-day 1,032 km stage swim in 2023 in the Rhine River, and a 40-day 556 km stage swim in the Main River and Danube Canal where he covered 4,448 km in a total of 177 days from the North Sea to the Black Sea through continental Europe.