The first swim around Pitcairn Island 🇵🇳 | Alex Kostich | New World First!
On May the 4th 2019, Alex Kostich started his attempt to swim around Pitcairn island. A distance of 10.3km. He was met with big swells and strong currents. Conditions he had not faced anywhere else. After 2 hours 37 minutes and 42 seconds of battling he made it back to Bounty Bay where he started and became the first person to swim around Pitcairn Island. Congratulations Alex!
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Respect. Congratulations!
That is super cool! this video really should go viral.
Great vid Brad well done Alex
Way to go Alex! I was even impressed that when he got to the dock that he could stand up.
Dude. I just thought. That might make you the first person EVER to swim around an entire country!
@NorthPoleSun
3 жыл бұрын
It's technically not swimming around an entire country. This is because the Pitcairn Islands is composed of four islands, Pitcairn Island, along with Oeno, Ducie, and Henderson Island. If you swam around all of those islands in one swim, you would be swimming around a whole country. However, that is impossible because it would mean swimming a distance of ~1000 miles in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Hey dude I was searching for someone from Pitcairn Island and I found you. You are so lucky to live away from madness of cities.
@bradbrown3447
5 жыл бұрын
Hi there! Thanks for finding me! Unfortunately I do not live here but I have family here. Hopefully I can spend more time here in the future
@bradbrown3447
5 жыл бұрын
Yes I am
So many questions! That video was eye opening to see an ocean swimmer finish the line as well. What a champ. Also I LOVE your videos. I'm obsessed with Pitcairn, looks like taking a step back from our world right now. I live in Auckland, and also think it's kinda crazy how the Islanders have our accent and look like they are neighbours yet so far away. Total dream to get there one day. What's the internet like? And what cameras did you use?
@bradbrown3447
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you are enjoying the videos! You might have heard my accent there which is a kiwi accent. The islanders have a distinctly different accent. The internet there is quite slow although very usable if you're patient! It is getting better. I filmed using a Gopro 7 and the drone shots are from a mavic air.
@cmmartti
2 жыл бұрын
@@bradbrown3447 Will Pitcairn get better Internet access with Space X's Starlink? They use low-earth orbit satellites, so coverage is global and low-latency with decent speeds (unlike geosynchronous orbit satellites, which are so far away that high latency and low bandwidth is unavoidable).
Thank you for this Brad, it was great completing this adventure with you!
@bradbrown3447
5 жыл бұрын
No worries Alex. Well done on the swim
@Gurthcu
5 жыл бұрын
Congratulation Alex :)
@alexkostich4008
5 жыл бұрын
@@Gurthcu thank you!
@fearnoevil65
5 жыл бұрын
Insane !!! Very impressive swim, I was wondering about sharks glad you didn't have any problems.
@malvadofendetestas7387
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Alex Kostich! Well Done!
Wow! a big, big congratulations! maybe first and last person to swim around Pitcairn! what courage and determination! kudos to you, mr alex! more adventures to succeed!!!🖕🌹🙏
Congrats Kostich! Čestitka Kostiću! Probably his family origin (roots) are from Montenegro (or Croatia, or Serbia)...
Impressive. Wish they could increase the islands population. Hate to see it dying out. All the best for those people.
Amazing
NUMBRE ONE A , THE SAME TIME BRAVE MAN CONGRATULATION FRON SOTH SPAIN CADIZ DEAR FRIENDS OF PICATCAIRN ISLAND.
Great videos so far can we see where you are staying ? Maybe some more speaking with the locals. Have you seen take me to Pitcairn by Julian McDonald?
@bradbrown3447
5 жыл бұрын
I am working on it. There is so much to film here! Yes I have seen take me to pitcairn. A very good documentary
What an awesome achievement! 👏👏. I have no idea about open water swimming but from the camera angle he appears to be a fair way off shore. I understand he wants to avoid surf zones but why so far out to sea ? Just curious. Also my wife doesn’t like your vids cos after I watch them I hassle her that we should move there. 🤣
I wnna move there
Why?
Wow , this guy must be the only human in history to of swam, swum? Swimmed? around the entire island,. Awesome job what a machine. No Wait, I'd bet a few of the early pollo settelers did it.
@bioluminescent6205
Жыл бұрын
They did often, as noted in historical record by visiting ships in the early 1800s
@YanoshRagauld
Жыл бұрын
@@bioluminescent6205 Thanks for the addition. Much appreciated..
I think I'd be scared of that sting ray at the finish line.
Legal
My dream was always to explore the waters around pitcairn for spearfishing. Will you try that as well?
@bradbrown3447
5 жыл бұрын
Yes i have been doing plenty of spearfishing around here. it is beautiful
@reidalroncourtperez8580
Жыл бұрын
@@bradbrown3447 what kind of shark lives around?
Great Swimmer made it look easy bet it was not
Those darned Americans bahahahaha