World’s Longest Sea-Swim Duration – Nejib Belhedi – Tunisia 2018

Nejib Belhedi’s registration in Guinness Book of Records is the first in Tunisian sports history.

-First Marathon Swimmer in Tunisia and first who swam Kerkennah – June 1991

-English Channel (England to France) on September 15–16, 1993 in 16 hours 35 minutes. First and only Tunisian who accomplished the English Channel, the Channel Swimming Association created a trophy in the name of Belhedi : Belhedi Trophy for the Channel Swim

-Nejib Belhedi accomplished 1400 km along the total coast of Tunisia during 2011-2012 all seasons

-Title of the World Performance of the year 2011 for his marathon 1400 K Swim Across Tunisia, honored on RMS Queen Mary, California, Los Angeles on 22 Sept 2012.

-Title of the World of Man of the Year 2016 for his Iron Swim and Ouma for kids realizations, honored on Bizerta Resort Bierta Tunisia by WOWSA on 12 September 2017

-Swam between the Diomede Islands in a time of 39 minutes, covering 4 km in 2 °C and making the circuit from Russia to USA in a way different from that swum by Lynne Cox (Aug 17, 2013)

-120 km Swim No Stop (Tunisia- Gulf of Gabes) from the Southern Salin Basin in Thyna-Sfax, through the middle of Boughrara Gulf to Jilj Island in 76 hours 30 minutes at the age of 66. (Sept 15-18, 2018) Longest solo swim in sea by the World Open Water Swimming Association

– Nejib Belhedi was awarded National Defence Shield by the Minister of National Defence of Tunisia for his successful 120 km Swim Sfax- Djerba (Oct 2018)

-Nejib Belhedi was identified as the title holder of the winner of the longest solo swim in sea in history by WOWSA in Olympic Club – San Francisco (Nov 10th, 2018)

-Iron Swim accomplishments:  Several

– Won Poseidon Iron Swim Trophy as the World unbeatable Pananrmal Iron Swimmer on 19 November 2015 in El Kantaoui Port

– Nejib Belhedi completed the longest Marthon Swimming duration in SEA 76 Hours 30 min, Solo, No Stop , No assisted from South of Sfax city ( Thyna) to Behind Djerba Island ( Jlij Island – Boughrara Lake), 120 Km, on 15 – 18 September 2018? under the regulation of The World Open Water Swimming Association ( WOWSA)

-Nejib Belhedi entered in Guinness Book on 5 October 2019 at Redondo Beach ( Los Angeles), Ocean first event organized by WOWSA – as Word Record Holder the longest swimming in open sea under World Open Water Swimming regulation for 76 Hr30 min on 15- 18 September 2018 . This Guinness book registration of Nejib Belhedi is the first in the history of the Sport of Tunisia.

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