Story · Swim
Hellespont
4.5 km
Europe to Asia, the swim Byron made.
4.5 km. The race distance across the strait.
- It stands on
- 3800 m
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- The 3800 m swim
- Long swim
- About 1 hour 15 minutes, 4 times in the last 10 weeks, at least once in the last 5 weeks
- Weekly training
- About 3 hours on average over 6 weeks, with an hour of running or riding counting as 30 minutes
- Swimming itself
- At least 1 hour 45 minutes a week
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
In 1810 Byron swam the Hellespont to test the myth of Leander, who swam it nightly to reach Hero. The crossing race today is 4.5 km. Source: Byron's letters.
The ladder
- 500 m/
- 1000 m/
- 1500 m/
- 1900 m/
- 2500 m/
- 3000 m/
- 3800 m/
- Hellespont