Mariam Saleh Binladen swam four hours from Tiran, Saudi Arabia, to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. She swam 9 miles with British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh.

Before the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Lewis Pugh began his effort to raise awareness of ocean and coral reef damage.

Open-water endurance swimmer Binladen has competed professionally since 2012. She swam the Thames in London in 2016, setting a world record.

She says you need to be disciplined with your training and build up both physical and mental strength. 

Key facts!

• A dentist from Saudi Arabia who is also an endurance swimmer has set a new record for the fastest time for a woman to swim across the Red Sea.
• Binladen felt delighted, elated, and glad to have reached her goal without injury in the final minutes of the swim.
• She worried about the weather and sharks before swimming.
• She thanked Allah that the team had survived despite the life-threatening conditions in the final seconds.
• The swim had to be broken up into two separate days because of the strong gusts and stormy seas.
• She stated that in order to reduce the likelihood of being attacked by a shark, she completed the swim in two segments and fed less regularly.
• She thought the rough water halfway there was the worst part.
• Open-water endurance swimmer Binladen is competing professionally since 2012.
• She swims four to six hours on weekends to maintain strength and stamina.
• She also credits her loving family for her success.

Lewis Pugh Foundation shares with us scenes from the historic moment.

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