Taking to social media, Maltese Olympic swimmer Neil Agius announced that his record breaking swim has been officially ratified by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
‘Official new World Record for the longest, unassisted, current-neutral ocean swim 142.3 km swim in 60 hours, 35 minutes, and 4 seconds, starting from Mellieha Bay and finishing at Għar Lapsi on September 23, 2024.’
Neil thanked his team for working around the clock to hand all of the necessary documents to ratify it with the WOWSA.
‘We deeply appreciate the team from WOWSA for ratifying the swim in a timely manner and giving the swim so much time and attention as soon you heard of it.’
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