KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey muscled past the halfway mark Saturday as she pushed through the Florida Straits, enduring jellyfish stings but otherwise encountering perfect conditions in her attempt to become the first woman to swim unassisted more than 100 miles from Cuba to the Florida Keys. The British-born Australian was swimming steady and strong and reported no physical complaints, according to her support team. At about 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) roughly 34 hours into the swim, the 49-year-old grandmother was 69 miles (111 kilometers) from her starting point at a marina in the...
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