“Youth is overrated” is a mantra empowering open water swimmer Edie Hu to break records at 50 years of age.
They were all attempting a world-first: no one had managed to circumnavigate the island before.
“Youth is overrated” is a mantra empowering open water swimmer Edie Hu to break records at 50 years of age.
They were all attempting a world-first: no one had managed to circumnavigate the island before.
A 12-strong support crew spread across a sailing boat, kayaks and a safety RIB (rigid inflatable boat) set off with them for the 65km (40.4-mile) swim. Together, they were racing the tides as much as the clock.

It was the longest swim she had ever attempted, just two weeks after a 45km crossing of Hawaii’s Moloka’i Channel. On November 7, she became the first woman to complete the crossing from Sandy Beach on O’ahu to Moloka’i Island, finishing in 16 hours 9 minutes.
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