Swimmer Breaks World Record by Swimming 88 Miles for Nearly 3 Days Straight
Swimmer Neil Agius just made history and broke a world record. The Maltese athlete swam around his native Malta and the islands of Gozo and and Comino for nearly three days straight. His mission, known as Small Island, Big Swim, resulted in the athlete swimming 142.3 kilometers (88.4 miles) in 60 hours 35 minutes and 4 seconds without stopping.