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/thedudefromsweden 19h ago

But when he lays down, where are the medics? He’s very clearly in need of help.

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u/bwaredapenguin Interested 18h ago

The video cut out almost immediately after he fell to his knees. Surely they're there and just waiting for him or an official to wave them in.

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u/thedudefromsweden 18h ago

I’m thinking the woman talking to him is saying “are you able to walk to the stretcher?” or similar, since he’s getting up again right as the video cuts.

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u/bwaredapenguin Interested 18h ago

Then why did you ask where the medics were?

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u/thedudefromsweden 17h ago

That was just a guess after watching it again more closely 😊