In the summer of 2010, will swim across all five continents to inspire the world, according to . DÃaz, the Ultra Distance Open Water Swimming Champion and Good Will Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, will swim across the continents as part of the . Between May and August, he will make four open water swims from Papua New Guinea to the shores of Indonesia, from the coasts of Yemen to the beaches of Djibouti, from Morocco to Spain, and from Russia to Alaska. There will be a 5th and final swim in New York from the Statue of Liberty to the building of the United Nations, just days before the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit.
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–Stayton Bonner