Eight-year-old Italian swims across Strait of Messina
18:59, 27 July 2009
ROME. July 27. KAZINFORM An eight-year-old Italian boy has become the youngest person on record to swim across the Strait of Messina between southern Italy's Calabria and Sicily, national media reported on Monday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
It took Rosolino Cannio 58 minutes to cross the narrowest part of the strait, measuring some 3.1 km (1.9 miles). He was accompanied by a boat with a guide who helped him to avoid dangerous currents.
Cannio said he now plans to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe and Africa, and measures over 14 km (8.7 miles) at its narrowest point, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.