Twenty-one-year-old French-origin open-water swimmer Aymeric Payer set a new record in Hong Kong's 'HK 360 Swim' circumnavigation challenge, covering the 45-kilometre sea course around Hong Kong Island in 10 hours, 22 minutes, and 59 seconds.
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21-year-old French-origin swimmer Aymeric: Payer completed the 45-km 'HK 360 Swim' around Hong Kong in 10 hours, 22 minutes, and 59 seconds.
The timing established a: new course record for the marathon open-water circumnavigation.
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Marathon swimming (10 km: open water) has been an Olympic event since Beijing 2008.
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