An Australian swimmer, Chloe McCardel, is in cloud nine to achieve the record-breaking 35^{th<\/sup> channel crossing, which is above the men\u2019s record of 34.\u00a0 A total of 10 hours and 40 minutes paid off her other world records for endurance swimming.<\/p>\n}

She left behind the trails of Abbot\u2019s Cliff beach near Folkestone on 15^{th<\/sup> August, and the next morning, she surpassed the British athlete Kevin Murphy, who held the men\u2019s record of 34. McCardel has been in \u2018great spirits\u2019 after moving to \u2018second spot on the list of most Channel crossings.\u2019 The 35-year-old Australian endurance swimmer also pointed out the prevalence of domestic violence on women amidst the lockdown restriction. She dedicated her record-breaking honors as strength and voice to the victims of a domestic altercation.<\/p>\n}

\u201cIt\u2019s a very momentous occasion and I\u2019m very proud to be able to represent Australia. I\u2019ve also been thinking a lot about the people in lockdown, particularly women facing domestic violence, and I\u2019m proud to be able to be a voice for those who don\u2019t have one.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Initially, she didn\u2019t know how to swim. During the class trip to the local pool, she was one of the students who were unfamiliar with swimming ticks. However, the embarrassing moment triggered 6^{th<\/sup> grades McCardel to learn swimming. She didn\u2019t yearn to be left out by her swimmer mates.<\/p>\n}

\u201cI was so embarrassed … I just wanted to learn the skill which all my friends could do, Then when I was like 19 or 20 I just decided I wanted to be the best in the world at something … then I found marathon swimming and that really drove me.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In July, she hopped in excitement when the Australian government qualified her exemption from travel restriction despite the COVID-19 menace. Consequently, she added four English Channel crossings to her swimming testimonials.<\/p>\n

“I was euphoric, jumping around my house, giving high fives, it is this huge, huge burden off my shoulders, It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to represent Australia when so many people can’t travel overseas, people have loved ones they’re trying to connect with or other very valid reasons and not everyone is getting an exemption, so I feel very privileged.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She was on tenterhooks whether the government could impose local restrictions where she could swim without any boat execution. It could result in her in the state of hypothermia if no boats could leave for the rescue. She was also worried about the possibility of bad weather and the severity of waves. At the end of the day, she became the second person in history to reach 35 channel swims.<\/p>\n

Though she is briefly leaving swimming trials because of muscle soreness, she is still aiming for the record of Alison Streeter, who has 43.<\/p>\n