Australian Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has successfully broken the world record for the longest ever unassisted open-water swim, despite suffering excruciating box jellyfish stings and hypothermia. After 43 hours of swimming the treacherous Bamahian waters unassisted, it was incredibly emotional for Chloe McCardel, as she collapsed into her husband Paul McQueeny's arms on the shore. Australian ultra-marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel is given words of comfort by team member Jai Leal as she rests on a boat off the Nassau coastline early Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014 after completing her world record marathon swim Chloe McCardel gives the thumbs up sign as she rests on a boat after her swim. The Melbourne marathon swimmer is severely dehydrated and fatigued, in addition to having suffered multiple jellyfish bites and the hypothermia during the 128 kilometre swim from the island of Eleuthera to New Providence, Bahamas
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Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel successfully breaks world record
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The 29-year old Melbourne woman swam 126 kilometres in 42 hours
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McCardel was forced to shorten her swim by two kilometres due to tides
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The swimmer was not allowed to be touched or physically assisted
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McCardel was required to swim in just her speedos and googles
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She was stung by box jellyfish around 12 times 13 hours into the swim
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McCardel collapsed on the shore, overcome with hyperthermia, exhaustion and the pain of her jellyfish stings
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She swam from Bahamian island Eleuthera to the island Nassau
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Chloe, 29, has already swum the English Channel seven times and admitted her planned swim is 'insane'
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Last year she was pulled from the water 11 hours into a swim from Cuba to the US after suffering venomous jellyfish stings to her throat and body
Before beginning the swim, McCardel said she expected to be stung by less jellyfish in the @placeholder.