Chilean Swimmer Breaks Guinness World Record

Chilean swimmer Barbara Hernandez has set a Guinness World Record after swimming between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

She swam one nautical mile in 15 minutes and three seconds.

After her feat, she said “The main obstacles or adversities were first the water temperature. It’s very cold, it’s around 44 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit.

“It’s also a distance that, at that location, had never been swum by a woman or a man. That made us extra careful with things like hypothermia, which can be severe. We wanted to work under the best conditions in a very inhospitable environment.”

Hernandez also known as the ‘ice mermaid’ added that she wants all Chileans to feel as if her achievement was theirs.

Source: Reuters/Yahoo