Two months after the controversy aroused by the 155 km crossing made between the Italian island of Pantelleria and the city of Hammamet in 58 hours, the swimmer Nejib Belhedi announces a new challenge.
It is because after having aroused the controversy, he could have been forgotten! Unlike that, Nejib Belhedi, 70, declares preparing for a new challenge.
He made the announcement in a status published on his Facebook page, this Tuesday, August 16, 2022, stressing that he is currently in full preparation for a new crossing.
This swimming crossing should take place in an ocean whose waters are freezing at night and infested with sharks. As such, he specifies that it would be equipped with a night vision camera in order to film them and a GPS.
Finally, the swimmer was not discouraged by the wave of criticism. Announcing having traveled 155 km non -stop between the Italian island of Pantelleria and the coasts of Yasmine Hammamet Sud, his performance had been questioned.
The World Free Water Swimming Organization (WOWSA) rejected the performance claimed by the swimmer Nejib Belhedi on June 15, 2022.
The Wowsa specified that it did not recognize the result of the 155 km crossing carried out between the Italian island of Pantelleria and the city of Hammamet in 58 hours after having undertaken all the necessary checks.
In the light of these, she had found that the data she has did not comply with those presented to her by Nejib Belhedi.
Several people including swimmers such as Oussema Mellouli and Faten Ghattas also called into question the controversial feat of Nejib Belhedi, while the latter highlighted strange affirmations.
