Australian McCardel to attempt swimming across Florida Straits

 HAVANA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel announced her intentions to swim across the Florida Straits without the protection of an anti-shark cage, Cuban media highlighted here Wednesday.

According to Radio Havana Cuba, McCardel announced her purpose without specifying¹ a date for the test planned to be done in the " non stop category" during 60 or 70 hours.

McCardel, 27, crossed under the same conditions the English Channel separating France and the United Kingdom in 2011 and again last year.

The Florida Straits is a 90 miles wide coastal² strip separating the Cuban north coast from the southern U.S. small island of "Key West", and it is considered an area full of sharks.

The last attempt to cross the straits without the anti-shark cage was occurred in 2012 by American swimmer Diana Nyad, 63. It was her fourth failed attempt to swim that water strip.

Nyad abandoned her attempt after completing over 60 miles, because of the jellyfish injuries to her skin and the extreme fatigue³ due the turbulent⁴ waters.

In 1997, another Australian, Susie Maroney, succeeded swimming across the Florida Straits, but she swam with the protection of a cage.

1 specifying   

v.指定( specify的现在分词 )；详述；提出…的条件；使具有特性

参考例句：

• When we describe what the action will affect, we are specifying the noun of the sentence. 当描述动作会影响到什么时，我们指定组成句子的名词。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Procurement section only lists opportunistic infection drugs without specifying which drugs. 采购部分只说明有治疗机会性感染的药物，但并没有说明是什么药物。 来自互联网

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

4 turbulent   

adj.动荡的，混乱的；汹涌的，狂暴的

参考例句：

• The current is turbulent.水势汹涌。
• The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.当前的国际局势依然紧张动荡。