Rouven Oeckl meistert Ärmelkanal: Ein Lebenstraum wird wahr

Vom Sulzbach-Rosenberger Waldbad in den Ärmelkanal: Extremsportler Rouven Oeckl hat die Meerenge zwischen England und Frankreich durchschwommen. Oberpfalz-Medien erzählt er, wie das Abenteuer begann und was Quallen mit Qualen zu tun haben.

von Uli Piehler

Die Küste bei Dover. Am Horizont die aufgehende Sonne und vorne im Wasser Rouven Oeckl bei seinen ersten Metern im offenen Meer.

Bild: Lisa Marie Oeckl

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