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Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)

19 October 2016 By Alan Straton

Kyle Main

Port Elizabeth adventure swimmer Kyle Main has described his most recent swim between the uninhabited tropical islands of Mauritius as treacherous and unforgettable. Armed with four shark shields, Main set out on the 20km channel from Serpent Island, 30 km north of Mauritius, to Flat Island with another local marathon swimmer SW van der Merwe, who was forced some way into the swim to bail out as a result of the conditions. Battling heavy currents in deep seas, headwinds, chop aggravated by … [Read more...] about Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)

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