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andrea 0riana, an italian former 0lympic swimmer, has set a new record on the high—altitude and chillym 20 kilometers across the lake without a wetsuit in a total 5 hours and 33 minutes. aruna iyengar has this report. psyching himself up for a record—breaking swim. this is andrea 0riana's third attempt to beat the previous record of 16km across this highest of lakes — over 3800m above sea level. lake titicaca is a special swimming challenge. translation: the difficulty is the altitude. _ it is hard to swim well and it slows down your strokes due to the cold. you feel 12 celsius without protection, and it feels very, very cold. the only barrier to the cold is paraffin wax, rubbed onto his skin. 47—year—old 0riana swam from near the so—called sleeping dragon mountain peak on the east shore to the island of the moon in the middle of the lake, a distance of 20km. translation: it is a dream to swim in this lake - because it is one of the most difficult tests in the world. you cannot compare the english channel to lake titicaca. they are the two most difficult tests. the bolivian swimming fe