The world’s most elite marathon swimmer, Martin Strel is a four times Guinness World Record holder and successful businessman. A keen activist for keeping the environment clean is also able to discuss topics such as achieving peak performance, retaining drive and determination as well as maintaining mental resilience. Born in a small town of Slovenia, Strel discovered his passion for swimming when he taught himself in a nearby stream at the age of six. Some of his earliest achievements include swimming the 105km long Krka riverin 1992 and completing 62km in 16 hours along the Kolpa river in 1993. In 2000, Strel made world history when he swam the entire 2,860km of the Danube River in only 58 days.
He broke the record for the world's longest distance swim before achieving another for 504.5km of non-stop swimming in the Danube. Some of his other accomplishments include swimming the entire Mississippi River in 68 days, the length of Yangtze River - the third-longest river in the world and completing the Amazon River in only 66 days. He swam another record-breaking distance of 5,268km through life-threatening waters for a length longer than the width of the Atlantic Ocean. The 60-year-old man who said swimming the Nile is not challenging enough has since swum a total of 24,000 miles around the world in the bid to spread awareness on water pollution and the hygiene of the environment. Accompanied by many supporting politicians, Martin became a media sensation as he travelled through 107 countries. Alongside his son, Strel has also launched his own company that offers swimming adventure holidays.
The Mediterranean, Lake Powell and Arizona are just some of the locations in which the pair send many clients off to for water-based, exploration excursions. With a motivational story fit to be the centre of a documentary film, Big River Man, Martin Strel is very quickly becoming a highly-sought-after speaker. As a businessman, activist, record breaker and swimming sensation, Strel is able to discuss how to maintain drive, mental resilience and maximise success in order to achieve your goals whilst highlighting the importance of nurturing the environment. His story can be related to both sport, business and school issues meaning he is ideal for a whole host of events and functions.
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