Sainte-Foy open-water swimmer Nicolas Knap claimed victory on Saturday in the legendary Boston Light Swim race, an 8-mile event between the Brewster Island lighthouse and the L Street Bathouse in south Boston. A victory that the 49-year-old athlete did not fully savor, however, due to health problems that arose during the crossing.
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“I’m happy with the victory, but disappointed with the weather! “, declared, in an interview with Le Soleil, the one who had to resign himself to completing the test in more than 3 hours when he was aiming for a time between 2:20 and 2:40.
“I had problems from start to finish…I even almost got out of the water,” admitted Knap, who stopped a lot during the race. “I couldn’t breathe normally, I was never able to take full breaths. I was always in saturation, ”explains the man who says he has never experienced such a situation during his career.