Chloë McCardel explained

Chloë McCardel
Birth Date: 1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Open water swimmer
Swim coach[1]
Known For:Solo crossings of the English Channel and world record longest open water ocean swim [2]

Chloë McCardel (born 10 May 1985) is an open water swimmer and swim coach from Melbourne, Australia.

Swims

McCardel's past swims include forty-four solo crossings of the English Channel, including eight crossings in one season and three crossings in one week,[3] three double-crossings in 2010, 2012 and 2017 and, in 2015, the fourth person to do a non-stop triple-crossing.[4] [5] [6] She also won the 28.5-mile (46-kilometer) Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2010.[7] [8] As of 2021, she holds the world record for the longest unassisted ocean swim, at 124.4 km.[9]

Australian record

On 22 October 2016 McCardel completed her 20th solo swim across the English Channel. She set a new Australian crossing record, taking the previous record from Des Renford.[10]

On 15 August 2020, she completed her 35th swim of the English Channel.

World record

On 22 October 2014 McCardel completed an unprecedented swim from South Eleuthera Island to Nassau, Bahamas. 124.4 kilometers (77.3 miles) in 41 hours, 21 minutes. She set a new world record, longest unassisted ocean swim, conducted under the ‘Rules of Marathon Swimming’. This swim was officially ratified by the Marathon Swimming Federation (MSF).[11] The Rules of Marathon Swimming are a globally-endorsed framework of rules and guidelines for any swim in any body of water. The Documented Swims program offers a venue for publishing documentation and requesting peer-reviewed ratification of independent marathon swims. She also won the 2014 MSF ‘Solo Swim of the Year’ (Female) for this World Record swim.

On 13 October 2021, she completed her 44th crossing of the English Channel, giving her the title Queen of the Channel. She surpassed the number of crossings by the previous Queen of the Channel, Alison Streeter.[12]

Record attempt

On 12 June 2013, she attempted to be the first person to swim across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Florida without using the protection of a shark cage. She also did not wear a stinger suit or a wet suit. This swim was done to raise funds for three charities; the CanTeen, Can Assist and Swim Across America. McCardel had a 32-person support team that included weather experts and doctors that accompanied her throughout her trip, which was to last about 55–65 hours. She was to eat and drink every half hour.

After 11 hours, McCardel stopped her record swim attempt after she was severely stung by multiple box jellyfish and was in too much pain to continue. She was taken to Key West and was treated for the stings.[13]

Coaching

Across June/July 2015, McCardel, with the support of her team, coached seven relay teams and three solo swimmers (44 swimmers in total) to swim the English Channel. Two of these relays were from the Geelong Grammar School (Victoria, Australia). Geelong were part of the "Channel Conquerors" program which also featured two school age Relay teams from The Arch Academy (San Diego, USA) – coached by Dan Simonelli.

In 2014, she coached and crewed 2x relays to swim the English Channel. These swimmers raised over US$125 000 for a cancer charity – Swim Across America. In July 2015, she also coached and crewed one of the 2014 English Channel relay fundraisers, Grant Wentworth, to swim between Cape Cod and Nantucket (USA) and, in doing so, raising $150 000 for Swim Across America.

Awards

Channel Swimming Association (CSA)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile | Chloë McCardel . 7 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925001909/http://www.chloemccardel.com/profile-3/ . 25 September 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: MSF panel ratifies five swims, endorses new world distance record . 7 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912145214/http://marathonswimmers.org/blog/2014/12/msf-ratifies-swims-endorses-world-distance-record/ . 12 September 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Chloë McCardel. LongSwims Database.
  4. Web site: 1st in 25 years – Chloë McCardel does a non-stop triple crossing of English Channel. 10 August 2015 . Outdoor Journal.
  5. Web site: McCardel does triple English Channel swim. SBS News.
  6. Web site: Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel completes triple English Channel swim. 3aw 693. 17 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813222103/http://www.3aw.com.au/news/marathon-swimmer-chloe-mccardel-completes-triple-english-channel-swim-20150810-giw7qk.html. 13 August 2015. dead.
  7. News: Australian Chloe McCardel to attempt Cuba to Florida swim without shark cage. ABC News. 12 June 2013. ABC Australia. 12 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Australian Chloe McCardel eyes swim from Cuba to Florida. SI. 12 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228234214/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130610/mccardel-swim-cuba-to-florida.ap/#ixzz2W15iJRwo. 28 December 2013. dead.
  9. Web site: Chloe McCardel Sets Open Water World Record for Longest Unassisted Swim (Photo Gallery). 22 October 2014. Swimming World.
  10. Web site: Aussie Chloe McCardel sets English Channel swim record. 22 October 2016.
  11. Web site: Chloё McCardel - Exuma Sound | Marathon Swimmers Federation.
  12. Web site: Chloë McCardel swims Channel for record-breaking 44th time . The Guardian . 13 October 2021 . 13 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Chloe McCardel ends distance swim. 12 June 2013. ESPN. 13 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Chloe McCardel. Facebook. 12 June 2013.

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