Maltese Ultra Endurance Athlete Neil Agius Has Epic Statue Made In His Likeness
Malta’s record-breaking swimmer Neil Agius has had a sizeable statue constructed in his likeness.
Work on the structure, a 266kg began in August 2021 by artist Austin Camilleri and was unveiled today, by the artist himself.
“I was taken aback by this feeling of knowing that this statute, this legacy will be here long after I’m gone,” Agius said, posing next to his towering likeness.
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“It also hit home that the choices we make to protect our sea, and our planet go well beyond us,” he added.
Agius broke the world record for the Longest Ocean Swim last June, ousting Britain’s Chloe McCardel, who held the previous record of 124.4 km. He completed the feat by swimming from Linosa, Sicily to Malta.
No stranger to Herculean tasks, Agius swam from Sicily to Malta in the year prior.
More recently, he placed second in an International Man Of The Year Award sanctioned by the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA).
The sculpture will have its public debut tonight as part of an exhibition by Camilleri titled LE:IVA – Anger is a Lazy Form of Grief in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv.
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