Michael Pranckl completes Australian Triple Crown in Marathon Swimming

Austrian Michael Pranckl has just become the first continental European to complete the Australian Triple Crown in marathon swimming. He finished three free-swimming competitions, in Tasmania, Sydney and Rottnest Island. That's a total of 83 kilometres - and all within one month! Read more about this extraordinary achievement in an interview with the 49-year-old athlete and his Swiss partner Mirjam Herzog.

Preparation is everything, also before the last competition on 18 March in Fremantle WA, prior to the 25 kilometre swim to Rottnest Island.

Mirjam Herzog, mit Michael Pranckl im Wasser, beim zweiten Schwimm-Wettkampf in Sydney, von Palm Beach nach Shelly Beach am 11. März.

Kurz vor dem Eintauchen ins pechschwarze Wasser des Derwent Rivers flatterten am 19. Februar bei Michael nocheinmal die Nerven...