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When should you start training with the goal of swimming across the Gulf of Gdańsk? Is physical preparation enough, or is it worth beginning mental training already now? What equipment works best in the challenging waters of the Baltic? We talk to one of the “Beasts of the Baltic,” Martyna Górajewska, who swam across the Gulf to find out for herself what it’s like and who, together with Piotr Biankowski and Aleksandra Kabelis, prepares crossings for other thrill-seeking amateurs.

This year, once again, we are present at the ISPO trade fair in Munich – a place where the most important sports brands come together to showcase innovations, develop business relationships, build sales networks and, just as importantly, draw inspiration from the best: how to create strong brands and how to effectively encourage people to be physically active.

Can anyone swim across the Gulf of Gdańsk? In practice, more and more people are taking on this feat. Among them are both amateurs and high-performance athletes. All those who have done it emphasize that the Baltic is not the easiest body of water. Meet Kuba Wierciński and his successful attempt to swim across the Gulf of Gdańsk.

Can a shared passion like swimming give a relationship direction? Can practising sport help you understand each other better in marriage? You can read about how World Champion in SwimRun and a long-distance swimmer build their life together in this interview with Maciek and Ola Kubiak.

There’s probably not a single swimmer out there who wouldn’t want to take a dip in the cold waters of Iceland or warm up in the island’s thermal springs. At the invitation of Agnieszka Narkiewicz-Czurylo, we travelled to Iceland to bring you closer to the beauty of Icelandic waters and to showcase AQUA SPEED gear in the extraordinary scenery of a glacier, a beach covered in black volcanic sand, and Icelandic cliffs. Meet Agnieszka and her paradise for swimmers.

Swimming with a mermaid tail is a growing trend. It’s not just a sport or a form of physical activity – it’s an art practised by more and more girls, and not only girls. Kinga Domarecka tells us what is so fascinating and magical about mermaiding.

What does a person planning to swim across the Gulf of Gdańsk need most? A mentor who – drawing on their own experiences, failures and successes – will guide them through the preparation process and be a source of support during the attempt itself. That kind of mentor is Piotr Biankowski, who over the course of numerous crossings has experienced both the most beautiful and the toughest aspects of open water. Today, he shares this knowledge with swimmers as part of the Baltic Sea Beast project.

She’s a physiotherapist and knows how important perseverance and belief in success are. She brings that experience into her passion – swimming. Last winter season she broke the world record, swimming 3,540 m in water below 5°C. Meet Izabela Babica and her very own Everest!