Posted AT 9:05 PM EDT on 07/04/07
Slovenian swimmer conquers Amazon River
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — After 5,265 kilometres of exhaustion, sunburn, delirium and piranhas, a 52-year-old Slovenian successfully completed a swim down the Amazon River Saturday that could set a world record for distance — something he's already done three times before.
After nine weeks, Martin Strel arrived near the city of Belem, the capital of the jungle state of Para, ending a swim almost as long as the drive from Miami to Seattle.
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