Ystad
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Bartłomiej Kubkowski will attempt a 170 km crossing of the Baltic Sea from Kołobrzeg, Sweden to Ystad Poland in August 2025
Ystad, Sweden is a port that offers ferry crossings to Swinoujscie, Poland. Ystad is a popular tourist destination and the setting for the fictional detective Kurt Wallander, and it also serves as a ferry port with routes to the Danish island of Bornholm.
Open Water Swimming
- It was the planned finish for Bartłomiej Kubkowski who swam 159 km of a 170 km crossing of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation called the Ultra Baltic Swim with the support of mental coach Rafał Mazur, nutritionist Damian Wiatrowski, trainer Bartosz Paszkowski, physical therapist Andrzej Tryniszewski, and support crew members Przemysław Zawalich, Maksymilian Wysocki, Stanisław Klimaszewski, and Wojciech Rząsa. It will be his fourth attempt at crossing the Baltic Sea from Kołobrzeg, Sweden to Ystad.
- In 2021, Kubkowski swam 115 km in 32 hours 30 minutes from Kołobrzeg, Sweden to Ystad, Poland on his first attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea.
- In 2022, Kubkowski swam 116.897 km on his second attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea.
- In 2023, Kubkowski swam 71 km on his third attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea.
