Olympic champion and long-distance swimmer Maarten van de Weyden will swim the Frisian ‘Elfstedentocht’ / 11-cities-swim tour at the end of August. 200 km of uninterrupted swimming in a great action to raise money for cancer research. As a fanatic swimmer and water polo player, Ton Mouthaan plans to swim 2 km starting from Workum.
Training
Watch the video clip, in which together with the deputy mayor of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân Maarten Offinga and training buddies Bauke Folkertsma and Folkert Keuning, Ton Mouthaan (foremost swimmer) prepares to participate in the monster swim from August 18-20.
The Eleven City Swim Tour
Maarten van de Weyden is the former Olympic champion 10 km he swam after being cured of leukemia. He will swim the 11 Frisian cities, a distance of 200 km, in one trip and invites as many people as possible to partly swim and be sponsored. Read more information on the website regarding sponsorship.
