"As soon as we jump in the water we are all the same!". Interview with Christian Troger http://t.co/4d664zHY
| 27 March 2011
The finishers of the first Star Mile are arriving one by one cheered on by their friends, families and Reggie Douglas. What they have done to get there is huge by anyone standards: a 2.5 mile cross channel swim with strong currents. 112 swimmers were there this morning at Oualie beach ready to
show they can! Amongst them: Chris McCormack and Oiivier Marceau, a 10 year old boy Daryl Appleton from Antigua, Barry Wilson 66 year old from Switzerland. They come from all over the world, France, USA, Great Britain, Brazil, Trinidad, Australia, Antigua, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis... most oft them don't know each other, but they all share the same goal: reaching Reggae beach in St Kitts.
At 08:15 Winston Crooke gives the start and one by one the athletes jump in the ocean ready to face the unknown. For those who want to race, it is a quick start, and of course this is the case for Olivier Marceau and Chris Mc Cormack. For others it is simply the challenge of testing their swimming capacities and exceeding what they thought were their limits. 56 minutes later, Olivier Marceau and Chris Mc Cormack are almost head to head fighting for an epic finish. Olivier Marceau will finally be the fastest of the two by only a few meters, and as a symbol of sportsmanship, Olivier waits for Macca so they can both cross the finish line together, showing everyone the true values of sport. As to the 10 year old boy Daryl, he finishes 9th overall for his first open water swim. Barry Wilson also crosses the finish line under the spectator's applause, as each of the 112 heroes did, just to prove themselves: Yes, you can!
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