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Swimming in the Seas of the Globe

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Salvatore Cimmino's Global Swimming Tour

Salvatore Cimmino to speak at the 2015 Sports Technology and Disability Politics Conference in Miami, Florida

Salvatore Cimmino with the recipients of orthopedic equipment as the results of his crossing of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto nei Mari del Globo) is a series of open water charity swims by Salvatore Cimmino, a disabled Italian distance swimmer. He attempted to become the first disabled athlete to successfully swim across the Cook Strait.

The Cook Strait crossing, organized by Philip Rush, is part of his Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto nei Mari del Globo) tour to promote disability awareness. Cimmino had his right leg amputated at the age of 15 due to cancer and began swimming later in life for therapeutic reasons before turning it into a passion for raising disability awareness.

Swimming in the Seas of the Globe

The legs of the Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto nei Mari del Globo):

1. Israel – Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) – 17 km – 7 May 2010
2. Italy/Slovenia – Trieste/Koper – 21 km – 20 September 2010
3. Argentina – Rio Paranà in Coronda – 42 km – 30 January 2011, FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
4. Mexico – Sumidero Canyon – 15 km – 7 May 2011, FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
5. Canada – Vancouver – 20 km – June 2011, at United World College Headquarters
6. New Zealand – Cook Strait – 20 km – September 2011
7. Australia – Brisbane – 20 km – January 2012
8. Democratic Republic of the Congo - 40 km - April 2012 Lake Kivu
9. United States – New York – 48 km – June 2014 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim

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