Accompanied by other two swimmers, Paralympic athlete Théo Curin begins his crossing of Lake Titicaca

Para-swimmer Théo Curin sets off this Wednesday, November 10 in the crossing of Lake Titicaca.

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In Bolivia, three French swimmers are leaving this Wednesday, November 10 for a crossing of the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca.

A major physical and logistical challenge, especially as one of the swimmers, Théo Curin, is a four-amputee. 

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Ten days of crossing in water at 10 ° Celsius, 122 kilometers in total autonomy, and all while towing a boat of almost 500 kilos.

This is 

launched by the quad-amputee swimmer Théo Curin, 21 years old.

There he trained the former

champion

and Matthieu Witvoet who defines himself as an eco-adventurer.

The three swimmers set off on Wednesday morning, Wednesday 10 November, on Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of 3,800 meters.

They will be alone, the logistics team does not follow them in their journey, which means having to manage everything themselves.

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 " for a daily average of 12 kilometers, explains Paralympic athlete Théo Curin.

With all four limbs removed, @TCurin prepares to cross the frozen waters of Lake Titicaca in Peru.

122 km of swimming, in autonomy, to break the received ideas on the handicap

▶ # JT13h pic.twitter.com/sgckgGDWul

- Info France 2 (@ infofrance2) November 2, 2021

They have been training for months to complete this project.

The three athletes went to Tignes in particular, in the French Alps, but also to Font-Romeu, in the Pyrenees, to the altitude training center, because the lack of oxygen will be one of the many difficulties to be faced.

Lake Titicaca seen from Bolivia.

Wikimedia Commons / Anthony Lacoste

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