73-year-old man starts 30-km open water swimming in northern Japan

73-year-old man starts 30-km open water swimming in northern Japan

Toshio Tominaga speaks to reporters in the northeastern Japan town of Sotogahama on the morning of Sept. 7, 2016, before starting a 30-kilometer swim between Japan's main island of Honshu and its northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. If he succeeds, the 73-year-old will become the oldest swimmer to achieve the feat of crossing the Tsugaru Strait between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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