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Slovenian swimmer Martin Strel tackles Mississippi trek
Martin Strel, 47, paddles from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico, aiming to swim the 2,300 miles of the Mississippi. A band from Slovenia accompanies him at times as he endures cuts, blisters, and debris while pursuing a world record and promoting clean water and tribute to Slovenia’s independence and 9/11 victims.
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Geismar
Mississippi River
Martin Strel
Gulf of Mexico
Minnesota
Strel
Pinch
Slovenia
Mississippi
Fred Newton
Minneapolis
Baton Rouge
Los Angeles
Nick Irons
Lake Itasca
Minn
Danube
Grand Rapids
Cape Girardeau
Sierra Club
St. Louis
United States
Savanna
Ill
Danube River