Human Endurance
Human Endurance
Bruna and Fabi
58.4km swim in 15h23min or 1:35min/100m, First person to ever swim from New Norfolk to Bruny Island | Anton Ilchenko
1 hour 23 minutes Posted Mar 2, 2025 at 4:01 pm.
Anton was the first person to ever swim from New Norfolk to Bruny Island in Tasmania. He accomplished this in 15h23min with a pace of 1:35min/100m.We spoke about his journey towards this challenge, including his intense training route, cold training exposure, and performance mindset as well as about the swim in itself, of course. Tune in to learn more about swimming training and to be inspired by this great athlete with such a positive and strong mindset.Chapters:
Opening
Swimming journey
Training volume
Nutrition in training
Training routine
Cold exposure training
The 58km swim
Mindset & Mental Training
Hardest part about the swim
Arriving at the coast
Learnings from the swim
Advice for novice swimmers
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Anton was the first person to ever swim from New Norfolk to Bruny Island in Tasmania. He accomplished this in 15h23min with a pace of 1:35min/100m.We spoke about his journey towards this challenge, including his intense training route, cold training exposure, and performance mindset as well as about the swim in itself, of course. Tune in to learn more about swimming training and to be inspired by this great athlete with such a positive and strong mindset.Chapters:(00:00) Opening(02:51) Swimming journey(09:34) Training volume(16:57) Nutrition in training(20:01) Training routine(30:09) Cold exposure training(36:57) The 58km swim(50:20) Mindset & Mental Training(01:00:24) Hardest part about the swim(01:04:55) Arriving at the coast(01:10:06) Learnings from the swim(01:14:45) Advice for novice swimmers(01:21:32) Fire questionsFollow Anton on Instagram: @anton_ilchenkoFollow Bruna: @justbrunathingsFollow Fabi: endurance_fabi