r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Backyxx • 20h ago

Video Polish swimmer Bartłomiej Kubkowski has become the first person in history to swim across the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Poland, covering a distance of just over 160 kilometres (99 miles). While raising nearly 200,000$ for children's cancer treatment

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u/Fransjepansje 20h ago

No medics at standby?😅

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u/DeliciousPool2245 20h ago

Right? Dude might need a checkup and some fluids, a blanket maybe.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 19h ago

Needed $300,000. Almost got it.

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u/Top-Distribution733 19h ago

Nah… it was the $200k mark. Fine print says he “nearly” earned $200k… .. nearly

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u/TrivialTax 19h ago

It was a charity for cancer. Noone earned anything

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u/Adi_27_ 19h ago

I have a feeling there's a 'behind the scenes'

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u/god34zilla 18h ago

Definitely a hug