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Chloe McCardel, pictured on an earlier endurance swim, is hoping to break a record with her 35th Channel crossing Image caption: Chloe McCardel, pictured on an earlier endurance swim, is hoping to break a record with her 35th Channel crossing

In the early hours of this morning, Britons were rushing back from France to avoid newly imposed UK quarantine restrictions. Now one woman is left wondering if her unusual journey later today will fall foul of the travel rules.

Australian Chloe McCardel, 35, is aiming to complete her 35th endurance swim across the Channel. If she's successful, she will beat the current men's record for the most Channel crossings, held by British athlete Kevin Murphy.

She is due to leave Dover at 20:00 BST today and aims to make the 21-mile crossing to Calais in about ten hours, before heading back to her support boat for the return journey.

Since she will only stand on French soil for a matter of minutes, McCardel hopes it won't be necessary to spend 14 days in self-isolation on her return.

“We don’t go anywhere near the border officials or passport control, so I’m hoping technically the quarantine thing won’t apply," she said.

“I’ve got a little celebration planned in England with the support crew, the team, the volunteers who have been so supportive throughout this. So I am hoping the government allow us to do that without having to quarantine.”