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The Malta Records presented Malta’s sport ambassador Jake Vella with his own record after he became the youngest local person to swim for 100km in a pool.
The presentation of the record took place in the Disneyland Section of Mater Dei Hospital, with the local record organisation highlighting Jake’s resilience.
At the age of 12 years and 4 months, Jake became the youngest person to achieve this record across 20 days between June and July 2021 in a total of 33 hours, 15 minutes and 39 seconds.
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