Jellyfish "ambush" ends Australian woman’s record Cuba-U.S. swim

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Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel starts her attempt to swim to Florida from HavanaBy Michael Haskins KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) – Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel was making good headway in calm seas at dusk when she suddenly hit a stinging swarm of jellyfish, eventually forcing her to abandon her quest to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. "It felt like explosions hitting my body," she told reporters on Thursday after returning to Key West. McCardel, 28, was pulled from the water on Wednesday night. …

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