Polish swimmer becomes the first person to swim from Sweden to Poland across the Baltic Sea in 55 hours

In a historic feat, Bartłomiej Kubkowski, an ultra-swimmer from Poland, became the first person to successfully swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland without any physical help.

Making it to the other side in 55 hours and 10 minutes, Kubkowski completed the 160-kilometre trek under very difficult conditions.

Swimming through the cold water and fighting the current, as well as sleep and physical fatigue, he managed to accomplish something no one had done on this route before.The historic swim began on Friday from the Swedish coastal village of Kaseberga and ended on Sunday evening when Kubkowski reached Dziwnow on Poland's Baltic coast.

Throughout the journey, a support boat accompanied him with food, hydration and safety monitoring, but he was never allowed to touch it.

According to Euronews, the exhausted yet triumphant swimmer became the first person to conquer the challenging Baltic crossing entirely under his own power after spending more than two continuous days in open water.A historic 160-kilometre swim completed on the fifth attemptKubkowski began his journey from Kaseberga on Sweden's southern coast on Friday and arrived at Dziwnów in Poland roughly 55 hours later after swimming approximately 160 kilometres across the Baltic Sea.