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Body Temperature of 27 Degrees and 5 Days in Hospital, but Coastal Swimmer Davy Wants New Record

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Three minutes. That was it. After 18 hours of swimming along the Belgian coast, Bruges resident Davy Billiau (33) finished, but not the record. Exhausted and severely hypothermic—with a body temperature of just 27 degrees—he ended up in the hospital for five days. Today, he has fully recovered and is back in top form. "I've already talked about it with my coach, Luc Van Lierde."

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Body Temperature of 27 Degrees and 5 Days in Hospital, but Coastal Swimmer Davy Wants New Record

Three minutes. That was it. After 18 hours of swimming along the Belgian coast, Bruges resident Davy Billiau (33) finished, but not the record. Exhausted and severely hypothermic—with a body temperature of just 27 degrees—he ended up in the hospital for five days. Today, he has fully recovered and is back in top form. "I've already talked about it with my coach, Luc Van Lierde."

·Antwerp, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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