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A Saudi Woman Became The First Woman To Swim From Saudi Arabia To Egypt And It Was For A Great Cause
This week, Dr. Mariam Saleh Bin Laden broke the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman and the first Arab to swim across the Red Sea. She swam from Saudi to Egypt.
Mariam has a rep for being a pioneer of open water swimming and her swim to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula will definitely provide to be an inspo for millions.
“It was a dream to swim from Saudi to Egypt. And dreams come true.”
Watch Mariam’s story 👇🏼@MariamBinladen pic.twitter.com/9SBVRMWJzt
— Lewis Pugh (@LewisPugh) October 13, 2022
She was accompanied by endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh on her swim.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Tomorrow, I will begin the first swim across the Red Sea, to deliver a message.
Precious coral reefs are being destroyed by warming oceans. I am urging world leaders to take bold climate action at #COP27 🪸🌍🌡 #CoralSwim @UN @UNEP @LGIM pic.twitter.com/fX8fv8xEMw
— Lewis Pugh (@LewisPugh) October 10, 2022
Swimming in the Red Sea is definitely not the easiest of tasks as the temeartues can get really high.
The water in the Red Sea is oppressively hot. It drains your energy almost instantly. And it poses serious risks to the body. ⚠️
Thread 👇 (1/5) pic.twitter.com/TtBPi22ksL
— Lewis Pugh (@LewisPugh) October 12, 2022
They undertook the arduous swim to draw attention to how coral reefs are degrading as the oceans warm. Pugh urged world leaders in his video to take bold climate action at the upcoming COP27 summit.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Tomorrow, I will begin the first swim across the Red Sea, to deliver a message.
Precious coral reefs are being destroyed by warming oceans. I am urging world leaders to take bold climate action at #COP27 🪸🌍🌡 #CoralSwim @UN @UNEP @LGIM pic.twitter.com/fX8fv8xEMw
— Lewis Pugh (@LewisPugh) October 10, 2022
