Ultramarathon Swimmer Ne 11hrs Ki Brutal Australian River Swim Me Banaya Record

Andy Donaldson ne Tuesday ko Western Australia ki Ord River par 55 km ka “dam to dam” swim 11 ghante 51 minute mein full kar ke file tempo set kiya. Iske saath hello woh is route ko cowl karne wale quickest  aur aisa karne wale first individual ban gaye.

Scotland mein paida huye aur Perth primarily based swimmer Andy Donaldson ne 28 April ko subah 5:38 baje Lake Argyle se nikal kar Kununurra ki taraf downstream swim karte huye apni try begin ki. Yeh river system apni wildlife aur distant terrain ke liye jaana jaata hai. 55 kilometre (34.18 miles) ki yeh distance unke profession ka sabse lamba solo swim problem tha.

Donaldson ne Kununurra mein nadi ke kinare jama huye tons of spectators ke saamne end kiya, aur Simone Blaser ke pehle wale file ko tod diya, jinhone 2024 mein isi route ko 16 ghante 13 minute mein full kiya tha aur is try mein unki assist crew ka hissa bhi thi.

5,500 Crocodiles wali River mein Record-Breaking Swim

Western Australia ke Kimberley area mein sthit Ord River mein lagbhag 5,500 freshwater crocodiles paaye jaate hain — matlab Donaldson ki swim ke har 10 metre par ek crocodile ka estimate.

Start ramp par hello 2.5 metre ka ek freshwater crocodile nazar aaya, jo turant is baat ki yaad dilata tha ki woh kis atmosphere mein enter kar rahe hain. Phir bhi, Andy Donaldson aur unki staff ne try se pehle situations ko achhi tarah examine kiya tha aur swim ke dauran wildlife ko energetic risk nahi maana.

Freshwater crocodiles, chahe badi sankhya mein maujood ho, aam taur par saltwater crocodiles se chhote aur zyada shy hote hain, aur insaano ke paas aane ki sambhavana kaafi kam hoti hai. Inke alawa, Andy Donaldson ko river ecosystem mein eagles, ospreys, kites, cormorants, darters, turtles aur bade catfish bhi dekhne ko mile.

“Open water mein swim karna thoda nerve-racking tha,” Andy Donaldson ne The Guardian ko bataya. “Wildlife ka risk hamesha rehta hai, lekin saath hi log roz is nadi ka recreational use bhi karte hain.”

“Log kehte hain ‘fear ek mile wide aur ek inch deep hota hai’ — matlab jo darr hum mehsoos karte hain, woh asal mein reality se kaafi bada lagta hai.“Agar swim ke dauran kuch dikhe ya seagrass touch ho jaye, toh thoda adrenaline rush zaroor aata hai. Lekin mujhe poori swim ke dauran kuch bhi nahi dikha. Yeh kaafi had tak ek normal, by-the-book swim thi,” Andy Donaldson ne kaha.

Unhone aage kaha, “Jaise hamesha, safety sabse pehle aati hai. Hum jaan-boojh kar khud ko danger mein nahi daalte. Agar kuch bhi threatening lagta hai, toh hum turant attempt rok dete hain, kyunki humein smart rehna hai aur in challenges ke through positive message dena hai, na ki negativity aur darr failana,” Andy Donaldson ne kaha.

Conditions, Thakan aur Freshwater Swimming ka Challenge

Andy Donaldson ne andhere mein begin karne ke baad shuru ke phases mein ek regular tempo preserve kiya, lekin jaise-jaise din aage badha, situations zyada difficult hoti gayi.

Kimberley area mein temperature lagbhag 34°C tak pahunch gaya, aur assist boats unhe shade dene ki koshish kar rahi thi jab woh downstream swim kar rahe the. Freshwater swimming ne problem aur badha di, kyunki namak (salt) ki kami ke kaaran buoyancy samundar ke mukable kam hoti hai.

“Jab thakan badhne lagti hai, toh hips neeche girne lagte hain aur body position utni achhi nahi rehti, jiski wajah se lagta hai ki aap apne legs ko zyada drag kar rahe ho,” Andy Donaldson ne kaha.

Ek sudden headwind aur “dead water” ka ek stretch — jahan koi present assist nahi karta — ne swim ke kuch hisson ko gradual kar diya. Phir bhi, Andy Donaldson shaam 5:29 baje tak Swim Beach (Kununurra se lagbhag 6 km door) pahunch gaye aur uske baad ultimate stretch full kiya.

Jaise hello woh end ke paas pahunche, native swimmers bhi final 200 metres ke liye paani mein unke saath jud gaye.

Home State mein poora hua long-term goal

Andy Donaldson ne pehle hello is problem ko ek long-term aim bataya tha, khaaskar isliye kyunki yeh Western Australia mein ho raha tha, jahan woh ab rahte hain.

“Yeh ek aisa challenge hai jise main kaafi time se target kar raha tha, aur apne home state Western Australia mein ise complete karna ise aur bhi special bana deta hai,” Donaldson ne Monday, 27 April ko swim se pehle Instagram put up mein kaha.

Finish karne ke baad, Andy Donaldson ne apne expertise aur location ko element mein describe kiya.

“Yeh bilkul magical tha — in ancient gorges ke beech swim karna, red cliffs aur sunrise wahan bilkul spectacular tha,” unhone kaha.

“Main duniya ke kai amazing places mein swim kar chuka hun, jaise Hawaii, Greece aur Croatia. Lekin mujhe, bina kisi doubt ke kahna padega, yeh meri life ki sabse best swim thi. Yeh sabse khoobsurat jagah hai jahan maine kabhi swim kiya hai. Yeh bas incredible tha.”