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Man of the Ocean

André Wiersig is one of the best extreme swimmers in the world. Now he is facing the biggest challenge of his life. He wants to set a world record in the Seychelles: swim 53 kilometers across the open Indian Ocean wearing only swimming trunks and goggles to draw attention to the state of the oceans.

The documentary series Man of the Ocean in the ZDF series planet e. is a production of ndF: Entertainment. The three episodes have been available for streaming on zdf.de since April 11 and have been broadcast on ZDF on Sundays at 3.45 pm since April 13.

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© ZDF/Jan Hendrik Eming

CAST & CREW

Producer

Annette von Donop

Direction and Screenplay

David Enge

Editing

Tobias Seibold

PRODUCTION DETAILS

PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY

May to December, 2025

First Broadcast

April 2025

Runtime

3 x 30 min.