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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Meet Chloe McCardel Australia’s Greatest Marathon Swimmer

One of Australia’s most loved sporting heroes and advocate for the awareness of domestic violence, Chloe McCardel, is visiting the Whitsundays next week to give a series of talks to help inform and empower the community.

Heading to St Catherine’s Catholic College on Tuesday morning to talk to the students, Chloe will then meet aspiring swimmers at Cannonvale Swim School.

She will then host a Whitsunday Christian College event where all the community are invited to listen to a presentation about Chloe’s personal struggles with domestic violence.

Sergeant Nigel Dalton will also be present, and he will follow with an easy to understand talk about domestic violence legislation which includes information about subjects such as coercive control and social media.

Of course, many attendees will also be eager to hear about Chloe’s swimming career and there will be an opportunity to ask her questions on the evening as well.

Chloe is the holder of the World Record for the longest ocean swim which stands at an impressive 124.4 kilometres.

She has also completed 44 solo swims of the English Channel which is another World Record.

These impressive achievements are testament to her resilience, inner strength and determination – skills which she imparts on her audience throughout her motivational speeches dedicated to helping and inspiring others.

You can see her speak at the Whitsunday Christian College on Tuesday night from 6pm.

WHAT: An evening with swimmer Chloe McCardel

WHEN: Tuesday, January 31 from 6pm

WHERE: Whitsunday Christian College

COST: Free

Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel and Sergeant Nigel Dalton when they visited Bowen last year. Photo supplied

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