Size no barrier for ocean swimmer

Despite her tiny stature, Jess Campbell completed the challenging Apolima crossing with energy to spare.

Snells Beach swimmer Jess Campbell has ticked off one more challenge on her bucket list after completing the Apolima Strait ocean swim, in Samoa, earlier this month.

Despite being stung multiple times by jellyfish, swimming through strong currents and taking a pounding from the sun, Campbell finished her 23.5km swim – the longest organised swim in the Southern Hemisphere – in just over seven hours.

“I finished feeling so much better than I expected to,” the 36-year-old says. “My m...