Around the year 2000 he proves his quality as an ultra distance open water swimmer and starts practicing in open waters, marking the beginning of a new stage in his life, after practicing triathlon and trying out high endurance and physically demanding sports.

He always dreamed of traveling the world and swimming in all waters connecting the continents.

This adding to his desire of contributing to social causes for the welfare of mankind, he conceives the Swim Across the Continents project Swim for the Millennium Development Goals with the United Nations.

After several years of developing ideas, the moment has come for this new challenge to begin.

The time is now.