Australian woman attempts record swim from Cuba to U.S.

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Australian woman attempts record swim from Cuba to U.S.

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australian-woman-attempts-record-swim-cuba-u-171809822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cCOIvKcBBtgDWbpEkCAn9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-12T172239Z_1_CBRE95B1C9U00_RTROPTP_2_CUBA-SWIMMER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel starts her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana" align="left" title="Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel starts her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - Under a bright, tropical sun, Australian Chloe McCardel jumped into a calm, crystal-clear sea on Wednesday and began her quest to become the first person to make the 103 mile swim from Cuba to the United States without a shark cage. If all goes well, she hopes to swim through the Straits of Florida in about 60 hours and reach Key West on Friday night. McCardel will use a team of scientists in the United States to help guide her through the Gulf Stream, the powerful and unpredictable current that has stymied many previous attempts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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