After swimming 24 miles, encountering every thing from jellyfish to sharks and nearing dehydration within the waters off Little Cayman, Sydne Didier stated the expertise was all price it.
Didier, 53, from Massachusetts, pushed her physique to its limits with the need to unfold consciousness on local weather change.
“I’ve seen coral change, rising sea temperatures, and I believe we will strive to attract extra consideration to these points, to combat local weather change,” Didier informed the Compass.
She commenced her journey at 5:30am on Wednesday, 11 Sept., with hopes of ending by 6pm the identical day, however the swim took longer than anticipated.
A small crew steered her to complete the 23.88 miles simply after 8pm, totalling 14 hours and quarter-hour in calm, although at instances tough, waters.
Her swim from daybreak until nightfall made her the primary girl to finish the route round Little Cayman – an island she says she has come to understand.
“What I noticed with Little Cayman is the emphasis on the pure setting, and it definitely didn’t solely meet however surpassed my expectations,” she stated. “One of many issues that’s vital with these swims, particularly in heat water, it’ll turn out to be tougher within the years to return due to local weather change.”