Siikajoki River 160 km swim

I am Kristiina, a 45-year-old ordinary woman. I am a swimming coach and I discovered swimming myself at the age of 38. I swim 1-3 times a week for 1-2 km, more in the summer.

I discovered open water swimming 2 years ago. My longest open water swim was 24 km 2 years ago. I want to push my limits. I am adventurous and perhaps a bit crazy in a good way. Recently, while swimming in a pool, an idea came to mind, and I wanted to make it happen!

I am from the banks of the Siikajoki River. I am only familiar with a small part of the river. So, my idea is to swim and explore the entire river, which is 160 km long. As far as I know, no Finnish woman has done anything similar before. I will carry out this feat in July 2025 with certain limitations. I understand that I cannot swim it all at once and there are dams and rapids along the way that cannot be swum, so they will be bypassed. I will sleep somewhere along the journey. The project will take an estimated 5-7 days.

In order to carry out this project, I need to train a lot. To be able to train, I need financial support because I won't have time for work.

I am grateful to all donors, and you can follow my journey on my social media channels starting from June 2024.

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