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Martin Strel ( listen ; born 1 October 1954), is a Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Strel holds successive Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube river, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon River. His motto is "swimming for peace, friendship and clean waters."
Strel was born in the town of Mokronog, in the Slovenian region of Lower Carniola, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Strel's first two river swims were the Krka river (105 km) in his homeland, in 28 hours in 1992, and the boundary Kolpa river (62 kilometres (39 mi)), in 16 hours in 1993. In 2000, he swam the Danube River (2,860 kilometres (1,780 mi)) and achieved the world long distance swimming record (3,004 kilometres (1,867 mi)) in 58 days. In July 2001, he achieved one more world record — 504.5 kilometres (313.5 mi) of non-stop swimming in Danube within 84 hours and 10 minutes. He lost 40 pounds of weight.
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"River Man" ( sample ) is the second listed song from Nick Drake's 1969 album Five Leaves Left. According to Drake's manager, Joe Boyd, Drake thought of the song as the centre piece of the album. In 2004 the song was remastered and released as a 7" vinyl and as enhanced CD single including a video to the song by Tim Pope.
The song is in a 5/4 time signature and is one of the few songs Drake wrote to be played in standard tuning. The string arrangement was composed by Harry Robinson, after Drake's friend Robert Kirby felt he couldn't compose it alone, although he did most of the arrangements on Five Leaves Left.
Drake did not reveal the identity of the 'Betty' character in the lyrics, although Trevor Dann speculated that she may have been drawn from Betty Foy, a character in Wordsworth's "The Idiot Boy", a poem Drake had studied while attending Cambridge. However, the only similarity to the poem is the existence of a Betty.
The song has been covered numerous times.
Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007.
The film was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Maringouin also shot the film). It is being distributed by Revolver Entertainment and the Discovery Channel.
The film has been almost universally praised, achieving a score of 90% by Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a score of 67 from Metacritic indicating generally favorable reviews. Critics praised the humor and story telling of the documentary and many compared it to a Werner Herzog documentary. One negative review came from Anthony Quinn of Independent, who called the on-screen chronicle of the swim "fuzzy and flaky".
2m1 Records recently released the soundtrack score at the beginning of 2011. In the liner notes, 2m1 Records states: "Rich Ragsdale's wonderful musical achievement defines Martin Strel and his comedic yet serious struggle in swimming 3,300 miles down the Amazon River. Going from a Pendereckian aesthetic to even post-rock and orchestral minimalism, this score is contagious in its ability to take you on a comedic yet dark subconscious emotional journey of Big River Man's eclectic protagonist." In association with KNR Productions and Producer Andrew P. Alderete, 2m1 released this album through iTunes and Amazon.
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Big River Man - Čovjek koji je preplivao Amazon (PREVOD) Big River Man - The man who swam the Amazon The film chronicled Martin Strel's 3,300 mile historic swim of the Amazon. Martin Strel, is a legendary Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Strel holds successive Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube river, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon River. During his swims, he sleeps for 5 hours each day. He prepares himself for a long-distance swim over a year and a half. It usually takes 6 to 7 months for Strel to recover physically. His motto is: "Swimming For Peace, Friendship And Clean Waters". Strel was born (1 october 1954) in the town of Mokronog, in the Slovenian region of Lower Carniola, t...
Martin Strel swam the Yangtze river in China back in 2004. On the way he passed several dead bodies in the water, especially in the part before Three Gorges Dam. This clip was recorded by his team in Hubei province just before the big dam. Yangtze river is probably the most polluted river in the world. Martin Strel runs Strel Swimming Adventure Trips for you: http://www.strelswimming.com
Čovjek koji je pobijedio Amazonu, dokumentarni film Film prati plivača Martina Strela ili Big River Mana na njegovoj posljednjoj pustolovini, dvomjesečnom plivačkom podvigu kroz najopasniju rijeku na svijetu - Amazonu. Martin je u 66 dana preplivao 5.268 kilometara ove rijeke i postao prvi plivač na svijetu koji je to učinio, te se po četvrti put upisao u Guinnessovu knjigu rekorda. Prva tri puta upisao se plivajući kroz Dunav (3.004 km), Mississippi (3.797 km) i Yangtze (4.003 km). U ovom dugometražnom američkom dokumentarcu pratimo upornog čovjeka kojemu je tijekom putovanja, zbog zdravstvenih razloga, nekoliko puta sugerirano da odustane, no on to nije učinio. Tim više što Martin Strel ne izgleda kao prototip plivača, ima nekoliko desetaka kila previše, pije dvije litre vina dnevno, a...
Martin Strel, plivač - ultramaratonac, jedini je čovek na svetu koji je preplivao Amazon. U 53-oj godini, za 66 dana preplivao je 5268 km najopasnije reke na svetu Tokom tog jedinstvenog podviga bio je suočen sa krokodilima, piranama i drugim smrtonosnim ribama i zmijama, rečnim vrtlozima, vremenskim nepogodama, piratima i neprijateljski raspoloženim plemenima. Preplivao je od izvora do ušća i Jangce, Misisipi i Dunav. Drži 4 Ginisova rekorda. Svetski je rekorder u neprekidnom plivanju. Za 84 sata preplivao je 504 km Dunava. Preplivao je Sredozemno more od Afrike do Evrope i više puta Jadransko more od jedne do druge obale. Rođen je 1954. godine u Mokronogu u Sloveniji, živi u SAD. Po obrazovanju je profesor klasične gitare. U emisiji Profesionalci govori o svemu onome što je doživeo tok...
Martin Strel, Big River Man, who swam the length of the Amazon, showed his piranha scar while on TV show Paul O'Grady! When YOU are invited to a TV show, make sure YOU MAKE A SHOW! Good luck! You can swim with Martin (no piranhas), visit Strel Swimming Adventure Holidays: http://www.strelswimming.com
Martin Strel is not an athlete. He is a fifty-plus, big bellied Slovenian man who drives whilst drunk and eats horse burgers. He's also and endurance swimmer, conquering the worlds largest rivers the Mississippi, the Danube and the Yangtze to draw attention to environmental issues. Journeying with his English speaking son Borut and director John Maringouin, he sets out to swim the Amazon, facing obstacles including carnivorous fish, rapids and toxic water pollution. Big River Man is a character study filled with humour, an edge-of-your-seat thrilling adventure and an awareness raising environment documentary that delivers on all fronts.
Martin Strel - Motivational Speaker. Legendary marathon swimmer Martin Strel is known as the Big River Man and the only man in the world who has swum the 5 greatest rivers on the planet: the Amazon, Yangtze, Paraná, Mississippi, Danube. He holds four Guinness World Records in long distance open water swimming. Website: http://www.amazonswim.com Website: http://www.martinstrel.com Website: http://www.strelswimming.com
Rachel catches up with the Big River Man himself, Martin Strel and his son Borut Strel while Jess talks Face with director Tsai Ming-liang and star Lee Kang-sheng.
Martin Strel is a Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Martin holds numerous Guinness World Records and has conquered: - The Danube River (Europe) – 3,004km, 58 days - The Mississippi River (USA) – 3,797km, 68 days - The Parana River (Argentina) – 1,930km, 24 days - The Yangtze River (China) – 4,003km, 51 days In this interview, Martin talks about conquering the longest and most dangerous river on Earth – the Amazon River (5,268km, 66 days). Enjoy the interview.
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Magnusa Novaka je poklical Martin Strel in ga vprašal, kam naj gre plavat za naslednji podvig. Pokaži video prijateljem in nončki!
Song from slovenian singer Aleksander Jež, about our good swimmer Martin Strel.
martin strel on globo tv brasil
Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
Big River Man (Documentary Film 2009) Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
Big River Man (20▫09) - NB's Martin Strel attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River, the longest continuous swim in history.
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