Tag: Chloe McCardel
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Chloe McCardel finishes 128 km World Record swim in the Bahamas
Australian marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has successfully completed a world record 126km swim in the Bahamas. McCardel’s support team says the 42 hour effort between two islands is the longest open-water solo, continuous marathon swim in history. McCardel’s team say her effort surpasses a similar record set by Australian-British swimmer Penny Palfrey in 2011. Read…
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Chloe McCardel’s World Record Swim Attempt From Eleuthera To Nassau Underway
Chloe McCardel started her solo swim from Lighthouse Beach, Eleuthera at 7.45 on Monday morning. She hopes to finish some 48 hours later in Nassau. The 29-year-old athlete from Melbourne is making the attempt under Marathon Swimmers Federation rules, which means she can’t intentionally touch her support boat or hold on to anything. McCardel last…
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Chloe McCardel swimming across the Bahamas
Chloe McCardel talks about her upcoming attempt to swim 128kms between islands in the Bahamas. http://youtu.be/TNQGBSUozUk
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Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalid Completes 36km Swim For Charity
Read for instance Gulf Daily News Top Bahraini sportsman Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has completed a gruelling 35km swim from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain for charity. The Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) deputy chairman joined 70 participants from around the world taking part in the event, which concluded late on Friday.…
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Chloe McCardel to swim with Sheikh Khalid the 36K from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain
See McCardel’s post on Facebook, “I am very honoured to be invited to support His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa in his “Swim Challenge” this Friday March 14th. His Highness will be swimming 36km from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Funds raised will be used to benefit cancer patients…
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Chloe McCardel sets world record for swimming 16 hours non-stop in Melbourne
Read ABC Australian marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has set a world record swimming non-stop for 16 hours in a spa in Melbourne. It is a special moment for McCardel, who was forced to abandon a swim from Cuba to Florida last year when jellyfish stings left her in excruciating pain. “I’m not tired yet; I…
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Sunrise – Will Chloe McCardel swim again?
Chloe McCardel had to abandon her swim from Cuba to Florida after she was stung by a jellyfish. She chats to Sunrise about her plans moving forward. See also CNN, where they also talk to Diana Nyad about the challenge
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Chloe McCardel won’t try again to swim from Cuba to Florida
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said she will not make another attempt.
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Chloe McCardel abandons Cuba to Florida swim after ‘debilitating’ jelly fish sting
Off Chloe McCardel’s official facebook page OK, so the word is that Chloe has suffered a ‘debilitating’ severe jelly fish sting that made it impossible to continue. She and the team are now heading towards Key West. Once landed, we’ll post further details. Thanks everyone for all your support and best wishes. This was 11…