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Linda McGill completes first swim around Hong Kong Island

Linda McGill, an Australian long-distance swimmer, completed the first circumnavigation swim around Hong Kong Island on May 22, 1976. The 45km swim took just over 17 hours, starting and ending at Repulse Bay beach. McGill, a former Olympic athlete, expressed extreme exhaustion but also a willingness to repeat the feat for a significant monetary reward. AI

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Linda McGill completes first swim around Hong Kong Island

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    Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

    This article was first published on May 23, 1976. Australia’s long distance swimming heroine, Linda McGill, staggered ashore at crowded Repulse Bay beach yesterday afternoon (May 22, 1976) after completing her round Hong Kong Island swim and said: “I’d do it again – for A$20,000 …