17-Year-Old Girl Suffers Thousands of Jellyfish Stings During 14-Hour Swim Across Cook Strait
Maya Merhige, a 17-year-old American swimmer, braved through the pain during a 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand. Shortly after completing her journey, Merhige told CNN that she was "constantly" being stung by jellyfish during the swim — so much so that she "eventually stopped counting" the stings. According to the Marathon Swimmers Federation, swimmers are required to wear swimsuits, not wetsuits, in open water solo swims for their performance to be official.
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