Man Spent 11 Years Commuting to Work by Swimming

Man Spent 11 Years Commuting to Work by Swimming
A man and his son standing in the Yangtze River in Wuhan. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
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While most people drive their car or take public transportation to get to work, one man in China decided to take a road, or river, less traveled.

For the past 11 years of his working life, Zhu Biwu, 53, a man living in central China, commuted to work by swimming from shore to shore across the Yangtze River, according to the Chinese media report “One Day, One Life” on May 7. Up until October 2018, Zhu would make his journey to his all-too appropriate position as a life guard at a city pool.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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