On Saturday 21st of July 2018, I, Sandra Rutz-Milicevic did swim across the Viški Channel in Croatia. I had a good forecast for a successfull world record attempt. My Starting point was Saint Clement (Sveti Klement) Paklinski islands. I started at 5 a.m. with a fantastic sunrise swimming against the strong current. The sea temperature was 22.5 degrees. (see pic.) I swam 21.7 km in 5 hours and 23 minutes.
Here are the final meters: