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'Fish Man' Completes Amazon River Swin (Up-Stream)
Nick Olle
He averaged nearly 85 kilometres each day and was sometimes in such pain he had to be helped from the water.
The Amazon is home to animals including piranhas, crocodiles and anacondas but Mr Strel says they had "just accepted him".
He already holds world records for swimming the Danube, Yangtze and Mississippi Rivers and Guinness World Records is expected to verify his latest feat within weeks.
