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Marc Sluszny ( born in Antwerp, February 1, 1962 ) is an adventurer, sportman and author. Through extreme sports he searches to overcome his mental and physical boundaries. He broke several records and has participated many times in the European and World Championships in different disciplines.
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Biography
In 1982 Marc Sluszny played tennis for the Belgian National Team. In 1988 he swam solo across the English Channel from Dover to Cap Blanc-Nez. In 1994 he broke the World record bungee jumping from a hot air balloon. In 1995 he became Belgium sky surfing champion and finished 4th at the World Championships in Eloy, Arizona. As member of the Belgian Himalaya expedition he climbed , in 1997, the Annapurna without oxygen. In 2000 he broke the Belgian hang gliding record aerobatics. In 2002 he was member of the Belgian Olympic Fencing Team. As first Belgian ever he participated in the 'Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race', yacht race. In 2005 he raced and finished at several 24 hours auto races, amongs others Daytona and Nürburgring. In 2006 he flew across the US from coast to coast with an old-timer seaplane. In 2008 he was teamleader of the first Belgian dive expedition to the wreck of the HMHS Britannic. In 2009 he finished 4th at the World Championships Powerboat racing. In 2011 he was the pilot of the National Belgian Bobsleigh Team. Futhermore in 2011 the movie Sharkwise was released in the Belgian theaters, a documentary about his diving adventure outside of the cage with the Great White Shark.
Bibliography
- 2006: A rush of blood to the head
- 2007: Cleared for the option
- 2008: 40,000 ft above the Andes
- 2009: De negen levens van Marc Sluszny (Dutch)
Thrillers
- 2004: Code zwart (Van Loock & Sluszny) (Dutch)
- 2005: De witte salamander (Van Loock & Sluszny)(Dutch)
- 2006: En garde (Van Loock & Sluszny)(Dutch)
- 2007: De bende (Van Loock & Sluszny)¨(Dutch)
- 2009: Amulet (Van Loock & Sluszny)(Dutch)
- 2011: Het mysterie van de Britannic (Van Loock & Sluszny)(Dutch)
Movie
- 2011: SHARKWISE is a documentary about the adventure of Marc Sluszny diving with the Great White Shark outside the cage.The narrator of the movie is Martin Sheen.
References
1. Het Nieuwsblad http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GREF1KK8
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Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Antwerp
- Belgian sportspeople
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