{"id":5067,"date":"2024-11-14T09:44:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T07:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/tsanko-se-zavarna-na-rodna-zemya-sled-uspeshnoto-prepluvane-na-molaki\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T09:58:48","slug":"tsanko-returned-to-bulgaria-after-swimming-the-molokai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/en\/tsanko-returned-to-bulgaria-after-swimming-the-molokai\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsanko returned to Bulgaria after successfully swimming the Molokai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5067\" class=\"elementor elementor-5067\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac28fda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac28fda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dddf905\" data-id=\"dddf905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7adbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a7adbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tsanko returned to Bulgaria after successfully swimming the Molokai<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944349a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"944349a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f9b741\" data-id=\"7f9b741\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed9de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed9de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Tsankov completed the grueling distance in 16 hours and 23 minutes, marking yet another milestone in his remarkable career.<\/p><p><strong>At Sofia Airport, Tsankov was greeted by Vyara Velikova, Chairperson of Foundation &#8220;Sport in Bulgaria&#8221;, who presented him with a certificate of recognition and a bouquet of flowers.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f11b74d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f11b74d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c2f4bb\" data-id=\"0c2f4bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c71227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c71227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportbulgaria.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11292982-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc8c465 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc8c465\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97e5925\" data-id=\"97e5925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a9eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25a9eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\"><div class=\"h-full\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mpuua-79elbk h-full\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mpuua-1n7m0yu\"><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\"><article class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-81\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\"><div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\"><div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\"><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8b74950b-edbf-491f-81b4-bc7bb6f62c4b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>\u201cThe swim was successfully completed under extremely tough and unpleasant conditions. It was a night swim with strong currents and waves, and I even suffered painful jellyfish stings. The night was the most challenging period \u2013 there were moments when I was at my limit, praying for the first rays of sunlight around 6:30 AM. I focused on maintaining my mental resilience at every moment,\u201d Tsankov shared upon his return.<\/p><p>Earlier, Tsankov reached his final destination at 10:02 AM local time after starting at 5:39 PM the previous day. While the direct distance is 26 nautical miles, GPS tracking revealed he swam an astonishing 32.04 nautical miles (51.56 kilometers) due to strong currents. Near the end of the swim, a massive wave flipped Tsankov multiple times, causing him to hit rocks and sustain injuries to his arm and back.<\/p><p>At the finish line, the Bulgarian swimmer was welcomed by members of the local open water swimming association, who honored him with traditional Hawaiian leis. The lead boat was captained by Ivan Shigaki (USA), with official observer and referee Terry Deitz (USA) ensuring the swim adhered to international rules.<\/p><p>This monumental achievement once again underscores Tsankov\u2019s extraordinary dedication and resilience in the face of adversity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3192b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3192b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-672bf18\" data-id=\"672bf18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a94145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1a94145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/IogLnqsWahM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsanko returned to Bulgaria after successfully swimming the Molokai Tsanko Tsankov has returned to his homeland after successfully completing one of the longest open water marathons \u2013 the Molokai Channel swim from Molokai Island to Oahu in the Pacific Ocean. 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