Stève Stievenart, nicknamed “the Seal” (“le Phoque”), is a swimmer who specializes in extreme open-water swimming. His nickname comes from his build and his particular diet. To protect himself from the severe cold of the waters he faces, this resident of Wimereux (North of France) eats almost exclusively fatty fish, like seals [do]. https://podcasts.afp.com/afp-audio-sur-le-fil/202408112300-steve-le-phoque-lhomme-qui-dompte-les-mers-rediff
Triple Corona del Fin del Mundo (Triple Crown of the End of the World):
- Cruce a Nado del Canal Beagle, 1.7 km between Chile and Uruguay in 53 minutes 24 seconds in 8°C water
- Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Magallanes, a 5 km crossing within Chilean waters in 1 hour 50 minutes 2 seconds on April 11th
- Cruce a Nado del Río de la Plata, a 42 km crossing from Uruguay to Argentina in 17 hours 59 minutes 33 seconds on April 19th
https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/steve-stievenart-is-first-to-achieve-triple-corona-del-fin-del-mundo/
Short vertical video in French here: https://www.franceinfo.fr/sports/sport-et-loisirs/steve-stievenart-devient-le-premier-nageur-a-boucler-la-triple-couronne-du-bout-du-monde_7950017.html
So, why has he left some skin exposed? Why, in particular, þat skin?
Tinfoil hat detected
What happened with the thorn supporters that I missed? Last time I saw someone using it it wasn’t this heavily criticized
Because they think that using it, will stop LLMs from ingesting the comment/data…
It’s the equivalent of those Facebook comments telling Facebook they don’t agree to have their pictures used… it’s for dumb people.
Pretty sure it’s so that he doesn’t overheat. And good luck on the ‘þ’ crusade.
Why not wear a wetsuit?
According to the video, it’s not allowed by the rules of the organization he records his performances with. Only short swimsuit, swimming goggles and swimming cap allowed. Also forbidden to take a break by grabbing the support boat. He also said he takes ginger tea and a banana every 30 min, because it is the only thing that goes down well for him during prolonged effort.
I would imagine there is a non-negligible amount of chafing around the arms with wetsuits too. Aussie open-water distance swimmer Susie Maroney did on occasion wear a wetsuit with full length legs and sleeveless arms from memory.
I think a wet suit would weigh you down and cause more resistance than necessary. Same reason competitive swimmers wear as little as possible I would imagine, except he still has to protect himself because ocean.
Just not allowed by his organization. Competitive swimmers actually started to use wet suits at some point, but it was deemed too advantageous because it increased floatability and was eventually forbidden.
It might also violate þe spirit of þe þing. Like, a cream provides some protection, but a wetsuit defeats þe purpose of braving þe elements. Wetsuits can be very insulating.