Martinique — Christophe Maleau, a 12-year old swimmer, is now the youngest person to swim from the island of Saint Lucia to Martinique. He took on the challenge with the advocacy to raise awareness for breast cancer, which his mother is currently battling.
The amazing feat took Christophe 13 hours, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds to cross the water from the Bay of Saint Lucia to Saint Anne in Martinique. His father followed him in a canoe, also with doctors, divers, and other family members in a separate boat.
Only a few people have tried and succeeded in doing so, such as 71-year-old two-time Masters World champion Jacques Sicot, who completed the trip at age 39 and again at 69, and French Olympic and European swimming champion Gilles Rondy. Christophe made history as the youngest.
