Sfax

Nejib Belhedi of Tunisia to swim 20 km from Kerkennah to Sfax in 2015 after his first crossing in 1991

Nejib Belhedi pulling a 1014-ton boat during his 425m 35-minute boat pulling event in Sfax Port in Tunisia on 22 May 2017

Sfax (Arabic: صفاقس‎) is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate and a Mediterranean port.

Channel Swimming

• There is a 19 km channel between Sfax and Kerkennah Islands, first accomplished by Nejib Belhedi in 1991. It was attempted again in February 2015.
• Nejib Belhedi will attempt a 120 km swim between Sfax and Djerba Island in Tunisia, scheduled to start on 16 September 2018.

Iron Swim1000 Boat Pull

Nejib Belhedi completed his boat pulling solo swim of the 1014-ton ship a distance of 425 meters in 25 minutes on 22 May 2017in Tunisia's Sfax Port, called the Iron Swim1000.

External links

• Nejib Belhedi To Be Honored At WOWSA Ocean Fest
• Channel Swimmers Calls Attention To Saving Kerkennah
• The Strategy Of Swimming To Sfax
• C’est Officiel, Nage de Fer
• Struggles And Success To Secure Swimming Sponsorship
• Nejib Belhedi To Pull 1000 Ton Ship In Sfax
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Nejib Belhedi To Pioneer Swim From Sfax To Djerba Island
• Open Water Swimming
• Nejib Belhedi Moves The HACHED
• Iron Swim1000 Pulls In At 1014 Tons
• An Unprecedented 120 km From Sfax To Djerba Island
• Nejib Belhedi To Pioneer Swim From Sfax To Djerba Island
• It's A Go For Nejib Belhedi's 120 km Solo Swim
• Speedo Diplomacy In The Mediterranean Sea
• Nejib Belhedi Continues With His Unprecedented Swims