TripTracker.net - The Amazon Swim, The Team Gets a Another Scare

Martin arrives in Atalaya Dancing with Ashaninkas The Countdown Begins Martin is Swimming Martin is Healthy Fog, Debris, and Whirlpools Support Boat Sends out SOS Reunited Hungry and Alone in the Jungle Gringo Demons Soldiers on the Boat Master of the bush Martin Swims with the Dolphins Brazilian Boat leaves Manaus to meet Martin Ultrasound shows Martin in good condition The Malaria Zone Martin’s Super Slim Swim Plan Martin Reaches the Official Start of the Amazon Iquitos The Man in the White Mask The Yagua Tribe Entering Columbia Goodbye Peru, Hello Brazil Tabatinga, Brazil Leaving Tabatinga Snakes on the boat !!!Federal Police, Bugs and Night Storm Pioneers of the Amazon Fire Ant Infestation Open Sores Martin Hits the Halfway Point Drop Everything and Hurry Down to the River Gigantic Crocodile The Call of the Jaguar Wicked Storm Floating Infirmary Pirate Attack O Homem Peixe Manacaporu, Brazil Violent Storms and Stomach Amoebas Rio Negro Confluence at Manaus Martin is Stranded Martin is Safe The Team Gets a Another Scare New Record Whirlpools and a Call for Help Martin’s friend joins the Expedition 50 Days of Swimming Rough Water and an Exhausted Swimmer Santarem A Dire Warning Piranha Infested Waters Almeirim, Brazil 30,000 Strokes Guns for Hire No Man’s Land One Stroke Over the Line Martin Refuses Hospitalization Swimming at Night on the Amazon?120 KM from the Finish Line Night Swimming Martin Avoids the Deadly Pororoca Crawling Home Almost Finished A New World Record!!!!!!Finally in Belem: April 08, 2007 Martin is Recovering Martin is back on his feet again

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The Amazon Swim

The Team Gets a Another Scare

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Mar 17 2007, 01:00 AM

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Itacoatiara, Brazil

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Martin didn’t let being cut off from the team’s escort boat slow him down. He capitalized on strong currents to swim another 181 km in the two days since leaving Manaus, ending the day with a warm reception at Itacoatira. After dinner, the team got one member back from the hospital after his bout with stomach amoebas, but had to put another one in an ambulance. Dr. Leonni Stanonik went into anaphylactic shock after an allergic reaction. By the time the team got her to the hospital she was in the beginning stages of respiratory arrest and was delirious. She’s out of eminent danger now, but will have to remain in the surgical intensive care unit overnight for monitoring.

>>Matthew Mohlke, photo: Corrado Filipponi, Dr. de Leonni Stanonik

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Scary!

Written by Bonnie1 76 months ago

Thank God she was okay! What an experience.

	68. Martin is back on his feet again Apr 12 2007, 03:00 PMBelem, Brazil1 photo After spending the last few days resting, Martin is feeling much better. He was examined by his personal doctors last night who declared him to be in great health for a man who’d spent the last ten weeks swimming in the Amazon. Although he lost a total of 34 pounds...

	67. Martin is Recovering Apr 9 2007, 01:00 PMBelem, Brazil1 photo1 comment After being whisked away by ambulance in the pandemonium of his triumphant arrival to Belem, Martin insisted he have his own personal doctors to take care of him. Martin is currently safe in a hotel room, being attended to by Professor Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, and Dr...

	66. Finally in Belem: April 08, 2007 Apr 8 2007, 07:00 PMBelem, Brazil8 photos Martin officially finishes historic Amazon swim alive but in critical condition. With blood pressure at near heart attack levels, paramedics struggled to stabilize Martin after swimming the final extra 6 miles of his super feat to the city of Belem. Thanks...

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