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Australian swims a record 44th time across the English Channel

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Kanalschwimmerin Chloë McCardel

Tolle Leistung: Die australische Kanalschwimmerin Chloë McCardel. Source: Daniel Kukec

The English Channel between Great Britain and France is to many swimmers what Mount Everest is to mountaineers. A 36-year-old Australian has now achieved what no one has dared to accomplish before her: She swam the 33-kilometer route for a record 44th time.

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The English Channel between Great Britain and France is to many swimmers what Mount Everest is to mountaineers. A 36-year-old Australian has now achieved what no one has dared to accomplish before her: She swam the 33-kilometer route for a record 44th time.

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