Marc Sluszny
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Marc Sluszny 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.
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.
Biography
In 1982 Marc Sluszny played tennis for the Belgian National Team. In 1988 he swam solo across the English Channel from DoverDover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
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
Annapurna
Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....
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
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
and Nürburgring
Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
. 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
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was the third and largest of the White Star Line. She was the sister ship of and , and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. She was launched just before the start of the First World War and was laid up at her builders in Belfast for many months before...
. In 2009 he finished 4th at the World Championships Powerboat racing. In 2011 he was the pilot of the National Belgian Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
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.
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 SheenMartin SheenRamón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
.
Articels
- 16/02/2008 De Standaard Ik ga in alles voor mijn eigen top
- 26/08/2008 De Morgen Belgisch team duikt naar Britannic
- 31/08/2008 Het Nieuwsblad Ik probeer altijd de top te bereiken. Mijn top
- 04/09/2008 DE MORGEN Belg duikt naar de Britannic
- 11/09/2008 DE MORGEN Belgische expeditie onthult mysterie van gezonken Britannic
- 12/09/2008 LA DERNIÈRE HEURE Le Mystère du Britannic HMHS JEAN BERNARD
- 19/09/2008 LA DERNIÈRE HEURE Plongée en au profonde pour une expedition belge
- 19/11/2008 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Ooit wil ik tussen witte haaien zwemmen MARC DE SWERT
- 18/12/2008 Het Nieuwsblad Zwemmen met Jaws
- 20/12/2008 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Elke fout kan fataal zijn MARC DE SWERT
- 08/01/2009 Het Nieuwsblad Stoeien met Jaws
- 25/01/2009 Het Nieuwsblad Antwerps avonturier zwemt tussen de tijgerhaaien
- 25/01/2009 LA DERNIÈRE HEURE Nos amis les requins blancs JEAN BERNARD
- 10/02/2009 De Nieuwe Gazet Antwerpenaars filmen tussen haaien FRANK JAGERS
- 10/02/2009 Het nieuwsblad Even de haaien aaien DIETER STYNEN
- 25/02/2009 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Antwerps avonturier Marc Sluszny redt motorrijder uit vuurzee MARC DE SWERT
- 25/02/2009 Het Laatste Nieuws Vlaming redt motard uit bosbrand
- 02/05/2009 Het Nieuwsblad Angst en adrenaline
- 15/05/2009 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Antwerps team derde in eerste race
- 20/07/2009 Het Nieuwsblad Zwemmen tussen de witte killers
- 11/09/2009 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Hopen op slecht weer, veel wind en ruwe zee
- 18/09/2009 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Het mocht niet zijn
- 18/04/2010 LA DERNIÈRE HEURE Sluszny sur les traces de Houben JEAN BERNARD
- 07/05/2010 Investors Times Europe's most extreme character falls in love with extreme product
- 10/06/2010 Het Nieuwsblad Ik ben altijd bang JO DE RUYCK
- 17/07/2010 LA DERNIÈRE HEURE L'aventure est son métier
- 11/12/2010 Het Laatste Nieuws Ik was gek genoeg KJELL DOMS
- 13/12/2010 Het Laatste Nieuws Sluszny ook met viermansbob naar EK en WK
- 17/12/2010 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN De indrukwekkendste sport die ik ooit deed PATRICK VAN DYCK
- 13/01/2011 Le SOIR Sluszny:<< Il faut être un peu barjo pour ce sport!>> JOËL GRÉGOIRE
- 21/01/2011 Het Laatste Nieuws Ik ben mijn eigen held BART FIEREMANS
- 22/01/2011 Het Laatste Nieuws Ik rust wel als ik dood ben HANS JACOBS
- 24/01/2011 Het laatste Nieuws Sluszny stuurt viermansbob naar 16de plek op EK
- 03/02/2011 Dagblad De Pers Een mooier cv dan Indiana Jones en 007 THIJS ZONNEVELD
- 19/02/2011 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Concurrentie heeft lichtjaren voorsprong
- 18/03/2011 Het Laatste Nieuws Marc Sluszny 'live' tussen de haaien
- 19/03/2011 HET BELANG VAN LIMBURG Vrachtwagen met witte tanden
- 31/03/2011 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN MARC SLUSZNY "Ik ben bang voor het onbekende" WIM DAENINCK
- 19/10/2011 GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN Antwerpenaar duikt naar wrak zusterschip Titanic DENNIS VAN DAMME