Australian long-distance swimmer Linda McGill completed the first 45-kilometer swim around Hong Kong Island on May 22, 1976, finishing at Repulse Bay beach after 17 hours in the water. The 29-year-old former Olympic athlete said she would repeat the feat for A$20,000 and expressed exhaustion after what she called the toughest swim of her life.
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Australian long-distance swimmer Linda McGill completed the first 45-kilometer swim around Hong Kong Island on May 22, 1976, finishing at Repulse Bay beach after 17 hours in the water. The 29-year-old former Olympic athlete said she would repeat the feat for A$20,000 and expressed exhaustion after what she called the toughest swim of her life.