Kubkowski completes historic swim across the Baltic in fifth attempt

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 04, 2026 · 616 words · By Katarzyna Kubacka

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On Sunday evening, Bartłomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Dziwnów after swimming 160 kilometres uninterrupted from Sweden to Poland, setting a world record, and raising close to €200,000 for the fight against cancer.

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Why it matters

Three has always been the number associated with 'charm', but for Bartłomiej “Foka” Kubkowski’s, it was five, as that is how many attempts it took to swim across the Baltic Sea.

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On Sunday at around 8 pm local time, the swimmer came ashore at Dziwnów beach in Poland, which was a condition for completing the challenge.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bartłomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Dziwnów after swimming 160 kilometres uninterrupted from Sweden to Poland”

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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, Press Review, and other web results) confirm that Bartłomiej Kubkowski swam from Sweden to Dziwnów, Poland, covering 160 km.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bartłomiej Kubkowski (born 1995) is a Polish marathon swimmer. In 2026, he became the first person ever to swim across the Baltic Sea, a distance of over 160 kilometres (99 mi).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartłomiej_Kubkowski

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Poland

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 27, 2023 · ¿Qué es erogar? La palabra erogar es un verbo que quiere decir distribuir o repartir, y en algunos países también significa gastar dinero. Erogar puede aparecer en textos científicos in…
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Claim 2: “low water temperatures, which were as low as 16 degrees Celsius off the Swedish coast”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific water temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.

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Claim 3: “raising close to €200,000 for the fight against cancer”

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The specific figure of 'close to €200,000' is mentioned in one web search result (Press Review/Hallucinations article), but other sources do not provide the specific monetary amount.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Poland

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2025 · Presentamos una selección de recetas con pollo para chuparse los dedos. Ideas deliciosas para cocinar el pollo de mil formas: guisos, al horno, en salsa, frito y otras propuestas más ori…
https://bonviveur.com/es/recetas/lista/pollo/

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Claim 4: “setting a world record”

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Multiple sources describe the feat as a 'world record' or as being the 'first person ever' to complete this specific swim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Poland

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web search NEUTRAL — In a historic feat, Bartłomiej Kubkowski, an ultra-swimmer from Poland, became the first person to successfully swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland without any physical help.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/polish-swim…

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Claim 5: “After coming out of the sea, the record-breaker was immediately taken to a local hospital for a full medical examination”

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Claim 6: “In total, he swam 160 km in 55 hours”

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Multiple independent sources consistently report the distance as 160 km and the time as 55 hours.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bartłomiej Kubkowski, a long-distance swimmer, has become the first person to complete a solo swim across the Baltic Sea, covering more than 160km in around 55 hours.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7790/artykul/3715226,polish-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bartłomiej Kubkowski has pulled off an extraordinary feat, becoming the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland in 55 hours, covering 160 kilometres.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/04/55-hours-in-the-water-po…

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web search NEUTRAL — By date. Share. Bartłomiej Kubkowski swims across the Baltic Sea. Euronews.com.Polish Swimmer Becomes First Person to Swim Across the Baltic Sea: 160 Kilometers and 55 Hours Non-Stop.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 7: “His feat helped the Cancer Fighters Foundation raise nearly 850,000 zlotys (€197,421) for the fight against cancer”

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The specific amount of 850,000 zlotys (€197,421) is mentioned in the context of the 'Hallucinations' web result, but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cancer is a group of diseases involving uncontrolled cell growth typically resulting in tumors with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [2][8] These malignant tumors contrast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 11, 2021 · Explanations about what cancer is, how cancer cells differ from normal cells, and genetic changes that cause cancer to grow and spread.
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — Having cancer is a life-changing event. Knowing what to expect — from diagnosis to recovery — can empower you and help you take control of your health. This is a general overview of what cancer is, wh…
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12194-cancer

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Claim 8: “He came closest to breaking the record in 2025, when he swam 159 km, falling just 11 km short of his goal”

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The Times of India reports that his closest attempt was in 2025, where he swam 159 km. No other provided sources mention the 2025 attempt details.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Sunday evening, Bartłomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Dziwnów after swimming 160 kilometres uninterrupted from Sweden to Poland, setting a world record, and raising close to €200,000 for th…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/04/hallucinations…

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web search NEUTRAL — Long-distance swimmer Bartłomiej Kubkowski has crossed the Baltic Sea, covering more than 160 kilometres in approximately 55 hours. It was his fifth attempt and the first one to end in success.
https://polanddaily24.com/polish-swimmer-bartlomiej-kubkowsk…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kubkowski first attempted the crossing in 2022 but had to abandon it after covering 115 kilometres. His closest attempt came in 2025, when he swam around 159 kilometres before extreme exhaustion force…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/polish-swim…

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Claim 9: “Kubkowski swam without being able to touch the support boat, and his meals were served to him on special booms”

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While the provided evidence list says 'No evidence found', the PAP source in the evidence for claim 3 explicitly mentions 'Food was passed to him from the vessel through a special tube' and Asianet Newsable mentions he swam 'without... touching his support boat'.

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Claim 10: “On Sunday at around 8 pm local time, the swimmer came ashore at Dziwnów beach in Poland”

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Multiple sources confirm he reached Dziwnów beach around 8 pm on a Sunday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Poland

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web search NEUTRAL — Kubkowski set off from Sweden on Friday, making his fifth attempt to swim across the Baltic Sea. At around 8 p.m. on Sunday, after approximately 55 hours in the water, he reached the beach in Dziwnów,…
https://polanddaily24.com/polish-swimmer-bartlomiej-kubkowsk…

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web search NEUTRAL — Polish long-distance swimmer Bartłomiej Kubkowski has become the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland. He reached Dziwnów after swimming more than 160 km for around 55 hour…
https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/world/who-is-bartlo…

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Claim 11: “it was five, as that is how many attempts it took to swim across the Baltic Sea”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that this was his fifth attempt to cross the Baltic Sea.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Poland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Poland

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