MAN OF THE YEAR 2018 BY WORLD OPEN SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
The Moldavan and Irish citizen living in Bray, Ireland became the eighth person ever, second from Ireland and first from Moldavia to complete the seven difficult channels of the Oceans Seven.
„People say to me they dream of doing the Ocean Sevens and I always tell them they should follow their dreams. But they need to know what it takes to make those dreams come true.
The iron will you need in training and sheer bloody mindedness to cope with some of the most inhospitable conditions on earth should never be underestimated.
I have swum in icy cold waters, lost my toenails and even tooth fillings but I always refused to stop. Even when my skin burned from the searing pain of jellyfish stings or the surging tides swept me way off course I would not stop.
I have pushed through sheer terror as I swam over a Great White shark the size of the boat and battled my way through towering six meter waves.
When you have been swimming for 18 hours straight your muscles ache and the body cries out for sleep. The pain got so bad I was swimming and crying but even as the voice inside screamed at me to stop I would not.
Man can do anything if there's a reason why.
I am Ion Lazarenco and I continue to swim in the name of peace”
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