Libre comme l'eau
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Libre comme l'eau by Jacques Tuset, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and King of the Prison Island Swims
Libre comme l'eau is a book written by Jacques Tuset, a French Honor Swimmer) of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, coach, instructor, and referee from Montpellier, France.
Book
Libre comme l'eau explains his discovery of the open water swimming world through his prison island swims around the world.
Jacques Tuset Open Water Swimming Career
- He is the French representative of the Channel Swimming Association.
- He is the King of Prison Island Swimming who serves as a Marathon Swimming Mentor.
- He won the Pierre Van Vooren Memorial Trophy from the Channel Swimming Association for his English Channel crossing completed under the most Arduous Conditions in 2002 in 12 hours 40 minutes.
- He was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
- He has completed 2 Oceans Seven channels.
- He has completed 29 prison island swims to date, the most number of prison island swims in history.
- He was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
- He has completed the famed Triple Break and Quatro Break of prison island swims including swims from Alcatraz Island (USA), Le Château d’If (France), Fort Boyard (France), Île de Gorée (Senegal), Robben Island (South Africa), Spike Island (Ireland), Rottnest Island (Australia) and Fort Royal de Sainte-Marguerite (France).
10 Escapes Video
Courtesy of Jacques Tuset and Team Aquadeus
