So… I went to the Nevis 🇰🇳 ➡️ St Kitts cross channel swim 🏊🏽♀️🏊♂️🏊 (No… I was NOT swimming 😂😂😂) I was firmly in the crowd… cheering EVERYONE on 🙌🏽 Around 500 swimmers from all over the world 🌍 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇹🇼 🇧🇧 🇩🇪 (and more!) All ages. All levels. Just pure energy 💥 It kicked off in Nevis with a countdown from the Premier ⏱️ Then BOOM… everyone ran into the sea 🌊 Bright swim caps, goggles 🥽, ankle trackers, floats… • full support crew 🚤 20 canoes 🛶 | jet skis | coastguard | lifeguard | even a PARTY BOAT 🎉 🍻 🥂 😂 Normal speedboat 🚤 takes about 7 minutes to get across the channel … It’s about 2.5 miles (~4.3km) across! They put big orange markers at 500 metre points in the sea - to help the swimmers stay on track. Conditions were PERFECT 🙌🏽 No current. Calm waters. Beautiful day ☀️ 🏆 First swimmer: 56 minutes (from Bermuda!) 🔥 First female: ~1hr 5 mins… and she was only FIFTEEN 😳 (from Kentucky!!) Honestly… the moment they came in 🥹 The crowd cheering… medals all round 🥇🥈🥉 Youngest around 12… oldest around 80 👏🏽 Not even about competition… Just people pushing themselves and making it across 💙 And it gets bigger every year 🔥 Would you do it?? 👀 #nevistostkittsswim #oceanswimming #swimlife #caribbeanvibes #challengeyourself fitnessjourney islandlife swimfast
So… I went to the Nevis 🇰🇳 ➡️ St Kitts cross channel swim 🏊🏽♀️🏊♂️🏊 (No… I was NOT swimming 😂😂😂) I was firmly in the crowd… cheering EVERYONE on 🙌🏽 Around 500 swimmers from all over the world 🌍 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇹🇼 🇧🇧 🇩🇪 (and more!) All ages. All levels. Just pure energy 💥 It kicked off in Nevis with a countdown from the Premier ⏱️ Then BOOM… everyone ran into the sea 🌊 Bright swim caps, goggles 🥽, ankle trackers, floats… • full support crew 🚤 20 canoes 🛶 | jet skis | coastguard | lifeguard | even a PARTY BOAT 🎉 🍻 🥂 😂 Normal speedboat 🚤 takes about 7 minutes to get across the channel … It’s about 2.5 miles (~4.3km) across! They put big orange markers at 500 metre points in the sea - to help the swimmers stay on track. Conditions were PERFECT 🙌🏽 No current. Calm waters. Beautiful day ☀️ 🏆 First swimmer: 56 minutes (from Bermuda!) 🔥 First female: ~1hr 5 mins… and she was only FIFTEEN 😳 (from Kentucky!!) Honestly… the moment they came in 🥹 The crowd cheering… medals all round 🥇🥈🥉 Youngest around 12… oldest around 80 👏🏽 Not even about competition… Just people pushing themselves and making it across 💙 And it gets bigger every year 🔥 Would you do it?? 👀 #nevistostkittsswim #oceanswimming #swimlife #caribbeanvibes #challengeyourself fitnessjourney islandlife swimfast