
hocus-focus/iStock(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — A sea turtle from Australia has officially left all other long-distance swimmers in her wake after recording nearly 22,000 miles in two years on her open water journey.
“Yoshi has swum an incredible 35,400 km in the two years since her release – that’s an amazing 48 km per day (no rests),” Two Oceans Aquarium announced on Twitter of the loggerhead turtle’s lengthy migration path.
The sea turtle’s swim is “definitely a record-setting migration,” the Australia-based aquarium said in a blog post about Yosi’s journey that started off the coast of Cape Town when she was released on Dec. 16, 2017.
Yoshi the sea turtle sets record with 22,000‑mile swim in 2 years
With modern satellite tracking technology in collaboration with the government and donors, Two Oceans Aquarium has been able to follow along with Yoshi to map her progress and understand the sights she’s seen along the way.
In her swim, which is equivalent to nearly 1.5 million lengths of a 25m Olympic size swimming pool, Yoshi has passed incredible marine protected areas including Ningaloo Marine Park.
Real turtle excitement! Yoshi has swum an incredible 35 400km in the two years since her release – that's an amazing 48km per day (no rests)!