Tag: Hunter Wright

Two years ago, Hunter Wright became the youngest athlete to successfully swim the Magellan Strait. At the time he was only 17-years-old, becoming the sixth person in the United States to complete the swim. With one world record under his belt, Wright is ready for another. Hunter is planning to swim in the chilling waters…

Read h2openmagazine.com On 17 January, Hunter Wright from Redding, California, at 17-years old, became the youngest person to swim across the Straits of Magellan. Wright was hoping to also beat the speed record for the crossing but the currents in the strait didn’t run as expected. While conditions were moderate as he began at 7:42am,…