The swimmer finished his race in eight and a half hours, two hours less than the goal he had set himself.
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Paralympic champion Lorraine Théo Curin came to the end on Tuesday, November 15 on the evening of the Santa Fé-Coronda race, in Argentina, franceinfo learned from the swimmer. He is the first disabled athlete to complete this 57 kilometer race by swimming.
Quadri amputated, the young man of 22 years finished his race in 8 hours 30 of swimming. This is two hours less than the goal he had set himself. Initially scheduled for Sunday November 13, the event has been postponed to Tuesday November 15 due to weather conditions in Argentina. His entire run was documented live on a dedicated Instagram page.
Théo Curin had his four limbs amputated after contracting meningitis at the age of 6. He had already achieved a great feat last year: crossing Lake Titicaca, between Bolivia and Peru, by swimming, independently with swimmers Malia Metella and Mathieu Witvoet, after 11 days and 122 kilometers of swimming.
Théo Curin also participated in the Paralympic Games in 2016, when he was 16 years old. In 2017, he became twice world vice-champion in 100 meters freestyle and 200 meters freestyle. He is also a bronze medalist in the 200m freestyle at the world championships in London in 2019.