London, Europe Brief News – A Chilean swimmer Barbara Hernandez has been awarded two world records after completing a very icy swim in February.
Known as ‘the ice mermaid’, Barbara swam one nautical mile (1,852 metres) through the Drake Passage, an area between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans at Cabo de Hornos in southern Chile.
On 14 June, she finally received her award from Guinness World Records for completing ‘the fastest mile swim of Drake Passage’ in just 15 minutes and three seconds.
The World Open Water Swimming Association also crowned her the first person to ever swim three nautical miles (5,500 metres) between both Oceans. She completed the total distance in 55 minutes and 17 seconds.
Barbara Hernandez is a 36-year-old psychologist and swimmer.
She was selected as Woman of the Year 2021 by the World Open Water Swimming Association. Barbara has completed swimming challenges and won medals at events all across the world, specialising in ice water swimming, which requires the water to be between 0-5°C.
Barbara Hernandez is a 36-year-old psychologist and swimmer.
She was selected as Woman of the Year 2021 by the World Open Water Swimming Association. Barbara has completed swimming challenges and won medals at events all across the world, specialising in ice water swimming, which requires the water to be between 0-5°C.
