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Antonis Zervos Tel.: 27360-31407/8 LOVE KYTHERAν LOVE KYTHERA SUMMER EDITION SWIMMING THE KYTHERA ξ ANTIKYTHERA SEA PASSAGE ABOUT US IT’S BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR since the Pastra Cretonaxiξ Founding Publisher ξ Metaxia θSiaι Georgopoulou is a bigξ osa swimming team also known as “The team that swam the picture personο Having worked in Australia as a Press Secretary English Channel” decided to try for a world first ξ to swim the and Advisor to Government ministers and parliamentariansν her sea passage between Kythera and Antikytheraο Why try? Was return to her parental homeland gave birth to Kythera Summer it simply for love of the Greek seas? Was it to pay homage to Editionο With a passion for justice and enormous experience the sea surrounding Antikythera which for so many centuries in community politics both in Australia and Greeceν Sia is the held in her arms the Mechanism that permanently changed powerhouse that brings Kythera Summer Edition to annual fruiξ the history of technology and with it the human race? tionο Sia is married to Dimitris Kyriakopoulos and they have an Let’s go back a step and start at the beginningο The idea eighteen year old sonν Alexandrosο of swimming the passage was met with enthusiasm by the Editor ξ Deborah Parsons has been coming to the island legendary group from the moment it was first suggestedο every summer for almost υς years which tells you how much she But success needed more than just a strong captainο It alξ loves the placeο Born and bred in Melbourneν Australiaν Deborah so needed the support of the Municipality of Kytheraν the regards Kythera as her second homeο Over the years she has Coast Guard of Neapolis as well as favourable weather conξ worked as an archaeologistν a stone tool illustratorν a musicianν ditionsο a graphic artist and θfinallyι as a writerο This last career is the The Municipality embraced the idea right from the beginξ one that stuckο She writes scripts for film and televisionο She ningο That Pastra Cretonaxiosa was swimming to support recently wrote the libretto for her first operaο the four athletes sponsored by the NGO “CharityφU” as they Feature Writer ξ Anna Cominos has been collecting and train for the τςτς Olympic Games was an added bonus as it writing stories about her ancestral homeland since the early made the venture more than just an interesting swimύ it now ϋςsο Anna has been creatively exploring the bicultural experiξ also embodied a sacred causeα Along with the Municipality of ence working as a cultural arts workerν performer and festival Kytheraν the Coast Guard of Neapolis agreed for their boat to producer in Sydneyν Australiaο A regular contributor to internaξ accompany the team during the venture to offer the support tional GreekξEnglish news servicesν Anna has also been writing needed to ensure the maximum safety of the swimmersο for KSE since σϋϋυο And so the journey begins at φξψξτςσωο With Captain Pavlos Artist ξ Daphne Petrochilos studied at the Chicago Art Institute Aronis in chargeν a man who speaks to the seaν the team in the United States and has held exhibitions in Dublinν Londonν embarks at χοςς amν the crack of dawnν from Kapsaliο The Athens and Kytheraο An artist in all aspects of her lifeν Daphne initial plan had been to depart from Avlemonas but a northξ creates beautiful objects be it crocheting laceν weaving a hat or west breeze that would have led them into the arms of the cementξrendering a wall at her traditional house in Broggiο Antikythera Island was enough to dictate the adoption of a WriterξDolly Boucoyannis considers herself an adopted Kythξ different starting pointο erianν having spent most summers on the island since σϋϋψο Dolly Two friends farewelled the team at Kapsali harbour where studied jewellery designν gemmology and goldsmithing techξ they listened to them sing the National Anthemν a tradition niques abroad before returning to her home cityν Athensν where they have followed since swimming the English Channelο she now runs her workshop and retail shopο Her unique handξ The seven members of the team θin the order they swamι made personalized jewellery can be found at the Benaki Museum were Evgenia Gianniniν Sotiris Pastrasν Ellie Fleggaν Apostoξ of Athensν retail shops and online stores around the worldο lis Tsagarakisν Vangelis Zourbakisν Konstantinos Michos and Translator ζ Proof reader ξ Paula Cassimatis is the calm Thodoris Zoumboulakisο θThe eighth member of the teamν supporter in our days of frenzy ξ no task is too small or too bigν Vassilis Maroulisν was absentν as he was studying in Great be it υς or υνςυς words of Greekο All is met with unflappable Britainιο Accompanying them was English observerν Keith composureο With Paula’s final perusal of our pages doneν the Oillerν certified by the Channel Swimming Associationν who printing press rollsο was there to verify that the swim was done according to Writer ξ Maria Koukoulis is a graduate of classical philology the relay race rulesο In addition the journalist Isaak Karipidis and currently a postξgraduate student of the Department of came from London to accompany the teamν as he had done Theatrical studies at the University of Peloponneseο She has for the English Channel swimν when he stood alongside them worked with the theatrical group ‘Afantoi’ο Passionate about in a boat defying discomfort and fatigueα archaeologyν Maria participated in the Minoan Peak Sanctuary Once againν the air and the wonderful sea returned the reξ dig at Agios Georgiosο spect of the swimmers in the best possible wayο The first σς Writer ξ Dimitris Koutrafouris was born in Elefsinaν Greeceο kilometres were calmν with a playful τ Beaufort breeze for He studied Law and is employed by the National Bank of Greeceο the next σχ kilometres while the last τς kilometres were Dimitri lives on Kythera with his family and has been a regular once again quiet and hospitableο Every hourν each swimmer contributor to Kythera Summer Edition since τςςϋο took it in turn to lead the team to the goal as they swam Writer ξ Pia Panaretos is a social anthropologist whose land towards Antikythera in the wonderful Aegean watersο As The Pastra Cretonaxiosa swimming team: Evgenia Giannini, Sotiris Pas- tras, Ellie Flegga, Apostolis Tsagarakis, Vangelis Zourbakis, Konstantinos rights work with Australian indigenous communities of the they swam alongside Captain Paul’s boatν glowing in the Michos and Thodoris Zoumboulakis. Vassilis Maroulis, was absent. Northern Territory propelled her to research her own cultural blue waters like a girl dancing the Greek balos in the vast heritage in a similar bid for heritage preservationο Her ancestors’ Mediterraneanν they each felt grateful to have been honoured with such a While Voyage to Kythera by migration στς years ago necessitated a return to Kytheraν where life experienceο the late Angelopoulos might she was fortunate to spend two years living through the seasons Eleven hours and seven minutes and φχ kilometres laterν Vangelis Zourbakis possibly be a masterpiece of pursuing participantξobservation fieldwork on the anthropology touched the northernmost tip of the Antikythera Islandν a rock that descends cinemaν there is absolutely of religion and the migration of spiritualityο and meets the green waters like a knifeν sharp and inaccessibleο Is there no doubt that Pastra Cretξ another human hand that has touched this wonderful corner of the Mediterξ