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    MEET THE ULTRA ATHLETES

    May 05, 2021 4 minutes

    Chloe McCardel Ultra Swimmer

    Melbourne-born Chloe McCardel, 35, is a machine. Not only does she hold the world record for the longest swim ever recorded (a whopping 124.4 kilometers in 41 hours, 21 minutes) but she also broke the men’s record for most swims across the English Channel by swimming her 34th crossing last year.

    What first attracted you to ultra-swimming as a sport?

    “I have a background as a competitive swimmer as a teenager, but I really wasn’t that good! I was nowhere near Olympic qualifying standard, but I had this strong yearning inside me to be the best in the world. I did

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