"During those 102 hours, I connected with my soul, my brain, my body, to a level that I will probably never do again. And I discovered a part of myself that I couldn't think was capable of doing what I did."
Noam Yaron swam from Corsica to just off the coast of Monaco, mainland Europe, to push himself to the limit and raise awareness about the marine environment.
Here's what he learned about human endurance and the threats to nature posed by pollution, shipping and rising temperatures.
Find out about the 30X30 Ocean Action Plan to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030.
