{"id":16391,"date":"2025-12-03T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16391"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:15:35","slug":"first-woman-to-swim-around-hong-kongs-lantau-island-defies-her-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16391","title":{"rendered":"First woman to swim around Hong Kong\u2019s Lantau Island defies her age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cYouth is overrated\u201d is a mantra empowering open water swimmer Edie Hu to break records at 50 years of age.<\/p>\n
On November 20, the Hong Kong art dealer set off from the Disneyland Resort Pier to circumnavigate Lantau \u2013 Hong Kong\u2019s largest island \u2013 in a tandem swim with friends Simon Holliday<\/span>, 46, the founder of the Splash Foundation, and Brett Kruse<\/span>.<\/div>\n
They were all attempting a world-first: no one had managed to circumnavigate the island before.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>Hu poses with fellow swimmers Simon Holliday (left) and Brett Kruse while training for their swim around Lantau Island. Photo: Instagram\/edieswimshongkong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It was the longest swim she had ever attempted, just two weeks after a 45km crossing of Hawaii\u2019s Moloka\u2019i Channel. On November 7, she became the first woman to complete the crossing from Sandy Beach on O\u2019ahu to Moloka\u2019i Island, finishing in 16 hours 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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