Maarten Van Der Weijden Abandons 270 Km Swim Due to Health Issues

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On Wednesday, Maarten van der Weijden shared a video on Instagram in which he explains that he is halting his swimming tour due to health issues. Wednesday would have been the swimmer's third day of his 22-city tour. He is undertaking this tour to raise money for the Princess Máxima Center.

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Maarten van der Weijden (45) had to abandon his "most spectacular swimming tour ever", a swimming tour through 22 mainly Brabant cities, due to nausea and stomach problems.

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He wants to swim past 22 cities to raise money for childhood cancer research.

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Maarten van der Weijden went back into the water on Thursday morning for his 22-city tour. He had to interrupt it on Wednesday due to nausea and stomach problems.

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Maarten van der Weijden will not resume his 22-cities tour on Wednesday. In consultation with a doctor and his coaches, it has been decided that the swimmer will not enter the water on Wednesday. He is feeling nauseous and has stomach problems. With his 'longest swim to date,' Van der Weijden is raising money for the Princess Máxima Center, the hospital for children with cancer in Utrecht. The swimmer started swimming on Monday in his hometown o…

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Maarten van der Weijden's 22-cities tour is no longer proceeding according to the original schedule. The swimmer, who is raising money for cancer research, is not entering the water at this time for health reasons, according to his coaches.