Yvette Tetteh: I trained for seven months in order to swim across Volta River
Tetteh made history after swimming a total of 450-km across the Volta River, from Buipe to Akosombo, in the longest known swim expedition in Ghana
Ghanaian agribusiness entrepreneur, Yvette Tetteh, has said she trained for seven months in order to attain the feat of swimming across the Volta River.
Tetteh made history after swimming a total of 450-km across the Volta River, from Buipe to Akosombo, in the longest known swim expedition in Ghana.
The exercise was part of a project called the Agbetsi Living Water Swim, which was aimed at tracking the impact of textile waste throughout the country.
It is also aimed at taking water, and air samples every day to check for microfibers and microplastics, following the same protocols to raise awareness about textile pollution.
The genesis
Speaking to Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday (29 May), Tetteh said she started swimming at the age of four.
Training
“I started swimming since I was four years old so if anybody is feeling intimidated, they should know that I’ve been swimming for many years, and I trained for seven months to be able to achieve this feat.
“I wish I had a fun story to tell, but I didn’t even see any fish. The only fish I saw was when some fishermen gave us some fish from their catch,” Tetteh recalled.
She added: “Most of the work that we have to do to process the samples is extremely time consuming and laborious. We’re hoping to release the results towards the end of the summer.”
Listen to the full interview in the attached audio clip below:
Tetteh’s initiative has marked a series of groundbreaking firsts: the first time the largest manmade lake in the world has been crossed by swimming, the first time a solar powered research vessel that has been built in Ghana and the first study of microfiber pollution undertaken along 450-km of Ghana’s internal coastline.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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