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"Guinness record bid: Bulgarian man in bag swims Lake Ohrid"
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11 September 2013 Last updated at 08:56 ET
Guinness record bid: Bulgarian man in bag swims Lake Ohrid
A Bulgarian man has swum more than 2km (1.25 miles) tied up in a bag hoping to set a Guinness World record, the organisers of the event have said.
It took Jane Petkov some two and three-quarter hours to cross the distance in Lake Ohrid in Macedonia, reports say.
With his arms and legs tied to his body, the 59-year-old swam on his back "like a dolphin", organiser Saso Tockov told the AFP news agency.
The "amphibian man's" average speed was 0.7km/h, Macedonian media said.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24047591