Man Swims 55 Hours to Raise Cancer Research Funds

Aug 23, 2018

Some people have the spirit and passion worth saluting and they inspire everyone with their good deeds. Maarten van der Weijden an amazing swimmer from the Netherlands has a passion for swimming from a very young age. But, as life is never too easy he was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 19 and came in a situation where it was really hard for him to survive. Luckily he surprised everyone by fighting the deadly disease and continuing his passion immediately after 2 years. Maarten became a gold medalist at the Olympic Games in 2008 Beijing.

As he has been through such a heart breaking and testing phase in life so, recently Maarten decided to swim 200 kilometers long track of the Elfstedentocht to raise funds for cancer research.

Although the swim was scheduled for 3 days but due to bad condition of water and health Maarten managed to swim a distance of 163 kilometers in 55 hours.

Though he did not complete the target but still it resulted as a huge success because he raised a stunning sum of more than $4 million. A lot of people praised Maarten for his incredible attempt. His hands and feet could depict how hard it is to cover such a long distance.

Check out this talented swimmer’s pictures here:

Vaderdag... Dat je dochter je steunt als je het zwaar hebt en dat je daardoor toch door kunt! ???? Nog 62 dagen... #11stedenzwemtocht

A post shared by maarten van der weijden (@maartenvanderweijden) on Jun 17, 2018 at 1:32am PDT

Wow!! Opbrengst #11stedenzwemtocht gestegen naar 3,5 MILJOEN euro. Ik ben zo dankbaar!

A post shared by maarten van der weijden (@maartenvanderweijden) on Aug 21, 2018 at 4:59pm PDT

Liefde is lieve dingen te horen krijgen als je echt niet meer verder kunt #11stedenzwemtocht

A post shared by maarten van der weijden (@maartenvanderweijden) on Aug 22, 2018 at 10:15am PDT

163 kilometer, 55 uur zwemmen. Hoeveel likes voor deze ongelooflijke prestatie? ???????? #elfstedenzwemtocht #nossport #zwemmen #maartenvanderweijden

A post shared by NOS Sport (@nossport) on Aug 20, 2018 at 4:36am PDT

Bijna 15,5 duizend euro per gezwommen kilometer ???????? #kankeronderzoek #kwf #elfstedenzwemtocht #11stedenzwemtocht #maartenvanderweijden #vanderweijden #nossport

A post shared by NOS Sport (@nossport) on Aug 20, 2018 at 1:09pm PDT

Noch efkes troch myn doldwaze wykeinfoto’s. It ebt noch wol efkes nei. #maartenvanderweijden #11stedenzwemtocht

A post shared by Simone Scheffer (@siebregjescheffer) on Aug 22, 2018 at 11:01am PDT

#maartenvanderweijden #strijd tegen kanker #held #reus #fryslân #elfstedentocht #zwemmen #water #kracht #catch_holland #super_holland #europestyle_netherlands #cameranu_nl #igholland #ig_netherlands #discoverholland #ig_discover_holland #oudezee

A post shared by Pier de Haan (@pierdehaan) on Aug 22, 2018 at 7:59am PDT

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A post shared by ??? ? ?????????? ???????? (@guide_holland) on Aug 22, 2018 at 6:29am PDT

KIJKTIP... Olympisch zwemkampioen #MaartenvanderWeijden is vanavond te gast bij #laatop1! Vanavond om 23:00 uur blikt de #marathonzwemmer terug op zijn heroïsche zwemtocht en geeft hij een update van het bedrag dat hij heeft opgehaald voor #kankeronderzoek #held

A post shared by Sylvana van Dien (@sylvanavandien) on Aug 21, 2018 at 10:15am PDT

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