A Turkish woman celebrated today her 40th birthday by swimming from the Turkish coastal resort of Marmaris to the Dodecanese island of Rhodes.
Nazli Hamitoglu is a veteran long distance swimmer. She was escorted by a British boat and covered the distance of 7 nautical miles before she arrived in the port of Rhodes. Numerous people had gathered at the port to welcome her. Among them was the consul general of Turkey, who congratulated her and wished her a happy birthday. The woman is in excellent health and as she declared has always wanted to swim this route. Hamitoglu decided to celebrate her 40th birthday in a unique way!
(source: ana-mpa)
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