Between extreme swimming and writing, Hassan Baraka explores «The Power of Cold»

Holder of the Guinness World Record for the fastest swim between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Moroccan swimmer Hassan Baraka has pushed the boundaries of mental endurance with each of his adventures since 2009. Beyond the physical achievement, he shares an ever-evolving life story, recounting this second chapter in «The Power of Cold» while exploring themes related to alternative medicine.

Hassan Baraka becomes first Moroccan to swim around Manhattan Island

When Casablanca was home to the world’s largest pool

Inaugurated in 1934, Casablanca’s Georges Orthlieb Pool was once the world’s largest swimming pool and a symbol of the city’s modernist and cosmopolitan ambitions. The pool, which fell into disrepair, was later replaced by the Hassan II Mosque in 1986, the city's most popular landmark.

Algerian youth vanishes attempting swim from Fnideq to Ceuta

Moroccan swimmer Ilyas Fellaki sets new 800m freestyle record in Spain

Moroccan migrant dies attempting to swim to Ceuta

Spain recovers the body of a young Moroccan who tried to swim to Cadiz

Stranded in Ceuta, a Moroccan man and his 7-year-old son swim back to Morocco

Mixed swimming lessons: Turkish-Swiss parents’ request rejected