Matthieu Witvoet
Matthieu Witvoet is a French eco-adventurer and Circul'R Club leader and Public Speaker from Paris.
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Circul'R
Circul'R is a global network of circular economy startups. Its vision is to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy by connecting pioneering startups, NGO, and multinationals worldwide. The Circul'R Club is a quarterly meeting that regroups 40 multinationals, 40 circular economy startups, and the French Ministry of Environment. His role is to organize the event, identify, and coach the most inspiring speakers and facilitate the collaboration between participants. He has worked with L'Oréal, Décathlon, Patagonia, Sanofi, and Engie.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- Starting in late October 2025, he will participate in a 1,900 km transoceanic stage swim from Mindelo, Cape Verde to Guadeloupe, Pointe à Pitre together with his wife Chloé Witvoet guided by escort pilots Symilien Lavigne and Chloé le Calvez and escort kayakers Lauren Meunier and Antoine Favier.
- In 2021, he participated in a 380 km relay swim from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea to raise awareness on cigarette-butt pollution.
- In 2019, he swam 14.4 km across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco to raise awareness on microplastic pollution together with his wife Chloé Léger Witvoet.
- In 2017, he cycled 18,000 km around the world over one year to spotlight plastic waste solutions.
- He completed the Défi Titicaca, a 122 km relay crossing of Lake Titicaca together with two-time Olympic swimmer Malia Metella and Théo Curin, a disabled swimming medalist at the World Championships, from Bolivia to Peru at 3,811m altitude in a self-sustained manner, by pulling an eco-designed 500 kg escort boat in which they rested, slept, and ate on, beginning on 10 November 2021.
2021 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nomination
He was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Award by the World Open Water Swimming Association. The nominees include:
1. Qing Li (USA)
2. Oceane Cassignol (France)
3. Meliah Motchman (Canada)
4. Défi Titicaca (France)
5. Anna Brown (Andorra)
6. John Batchelder (USA)
7. Avram Iancu (Romania)
8. Krzysztof Gajewski (Poland)
9. Matan Roditi (Israel)
10. Serge Gellé and Andrianarison Jimmy Laitsara (Madagascar)
11. Jennifer Dutton (USA)
12. Jordan Leckey (Ireland)
13. José Eduardo do Amaral Ferreira (Brazil)
14. Courtney Moates Paulk (USA)
15. Rusya - Türkiye Uluslararasi Karadeniz 320 km Açik Deniz Yüzme Maratonu (Russia - Turkey)
External links
- The Precedent Is There For Swim California
- Matthieu and Chloé Witvoet Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools Update
- Matthieu and Chloé Witvoet Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools
- High-Altitude Open Water Swims Around The World
- Défi Titicaca, 122 km in 11 Days Across Lake Titicaca with Malia Metella, Théo Curin, Mathieu Witvoet
- Défi Titicaca, 122 km Across The World's Highest Navigable Lake, by Malia Metella, Théo Curin, Mathieu Witvoet
- Défi Titicaca
