Heidi Levasseur
Swimming TowardS Your Dreams
MARATHON-SPEAKER
Swimming across the ocean
Spread over several months of swimming, Heidi wants to undertake a gigantic feat: to become the first woman across the Atlantic to swim and achieve a world first. Much more than a feat, this project already has two research projects, the production of a documentary, a team of sailors, a fundraiser and much more … Any company or anyone wishing to participate in the realization of this Odyssey is invited to contact Heidi’s team.
The conquest of the Atlantic
the great crossing
Through her mission to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic from one continent to another, Heidi and her team are devoting this extreme swimming to one of the most current and imperative environmental concerns: water, oceans and their ecosystems.
ATLANTICA
This epic expedition rises above the sporting feat and joins many spheres of the human dimension, while recalling universal values of unity, peace and freedom of humanrights.
The project
Project Atlantica’s mission is to propel the achievement of a world first in swimming: the Atlantic Crossing. Heidi Levasseur, a French Canadian, has the ambition to sign this feat and moreover, to dedicate this expedition to the protection of oceans at risk by plastic pollution.
A world record
This adventure will be supervised and potentially approved by the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA). Indeed, Heidi and her team have established clear rules for the conduct of the swim sessions during the expedition. The predominant rule will be the return to the GPS point at the beginning of the session, thus making it possible to authenticate the distance swum from one continent to another. Heidi will be wearing a positioning device allowing any user to view her position in real time.
A superwoman challenge
With more than 3000 km between the city of Dakar in Senegal and the city of Recife in Brazil, the athlete will have to push back her physical and psychological limits and believe in her abilities. Possessing a very rich open water swimming experience and surrounded by a competent team, the winning bet plays in her favor. Heidi will be surrounded by a safety boat (Catamaran 56 ‘) with a crew of seven. She will swim between 7 and 8 hours a day and will be assisted by a kayaker during her swimming sessions. Heidi and her team estimate between 4 and 6 months the duration of this epic expedition, in an environment where the weather and the vagaries of nature can be unpredictable.
An environmental echo
To raise awareness and promote the protection of oceans, the marine environment and renewable energies. As Canadians, we all depend on our oceans, which are so important to our heritage, our culture and our economy, and are essential to all life on the planet. By exploring our connections to the oceans, we discover how closely connected we are to these immense bodies of water, and how our daily activities may affect their health.
A humanitarian message
This epic expedition rises above the sporting feat and joins many spheres of the human dimension, while recalling universal values of unity, peace and human rights freedoms. Taking the road between Africa and Brazil, which reminds us of the sad story of the slave trade, the young woman, originally from America, reaches out to all nations, to bring people together and to raise awareness to this approximation the sea offers us.
The swimmer
Heidi Levasseur
LATEST NEWS
Heidi Levasseur entreprend un périple
ICI Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean – Mélissa Paradis – Heidi Levasseur entend traverser l’Atlantique à la nage cette année. Après avoir étudié plusieurs trajets possibles, elle a retenu
Un nouveau défi pour Heidi Levasseur
TVA-Nouvelles – Québec – Matane à la nage – Philanthrope ou athlète? Assurément les deux puisqu’Heidi Levasseur s’est engagée à relier à la nage Québec
This original fundraising campaign interests me?
Atlantica Collection
To learn more about the fundraising campaign for the Atlantica project, do not hesitate to contact me or go directly to the online store to have your jewel from our collection.
A magnificent collection of 64 jewels to support Heidi Levasseur in his challenge to cross the Atlantic to swim. This collection is signed by Catherine Coulombe in collaboration with renowned sculptor Roger Langevin, DEA in Arts and Letters, sculptor and art teacher (UQAR). Join the wave and get on board with a product!
Swimming Towards Your Dreams
SPEAKER
Dynamic and interactive conferences.
The objectives of the conferences are: motivation, surpassing oneself, the environment and the protection of water in particular.
Conferences adapted to primary or secondary schools, early Daycare centers, companies, organizations, associations, special activities or training … Many concrete examples on different topics for the mobilization of all towards a better future.
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partners
Thank you! to all partners without whom the Atlantica project could not exist.
QUEBEC AND CANADIANS PARTNER
La beauté des Océans
