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55 hours in the water: Polish swimmer crosses Baltic Sea from Sweden to home country
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Bartłomiej Kubkowski has pulled off an extraordinary feat, becoming the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland in 55 hours, covering 160 kilometres.
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