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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