This summer, on August 30th, I'm gearing up for a significant challenge-the Hellespont Dardanelles Race, the world's oldest cross-continental swim from Europe to Asia in Turkey. W hat makes this event even more special is that my niece, Yaprak, will be swimming alongside me. The Hellespont, steeped in ancient Greek myth, is the strait that Leander famously crossed to reach his lover Hero. It's a race that has been celebrated since Lord Byron's historic swim in 1810, and it's the ultimate test for open-water swimmers.

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