Australian marathon swimmer celebrates achievement 12 years after setting out on her first crossing
It has taken her 12 years, more than 450 hours in bitingly cold water and at least 1.5m strokes – but finally the
Australian marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel has become the
Queen of the Channel by swimming the stretch of water between
England and
France for the 44th time.
Wrapped in an Australian flag as she celebrated her record-breaking swim, McCardel said she had been waiting a long time to celebrate.