More individuals have climbed Everest than have swam across the English Channel swim. The 34km Channel swim is regarded by many as the most challenging and iconic marathon swim in the world.
Chloë McCardel’s incredible record breaking career
- Most single crossings of the English Channel by a swimmer.
- Longest continuous, unassisted, open ocean swim in neutral currents.
- McCardel uses her profile to advocate for domestic violence survivors.
36-year old Australian Chloë McCardel has swam across the English Channel for a record breaking 44th time on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, beating the previous world record of 43 crossings. It took her 12 years to accomplish this feat, having first crossed the channel in 2009, aged 24.
She had broken the men’s world record of 34 crossings last year, and with this 44th crossing has surpassed the world record previously held by British swimmer Alison Stretter. McCardel tied Stretter’s record 6 days prior to her record setting crossing.
A single crossing to cover the 34 km distance takes 10 to 11 1/2 hours to complete and requires McCardel to make at least 36000 arm…
