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Wide of long distance swimmer Chloe McCardel leaving the cabin of a boat2. Tilt-up Chloe McCardel. UPSOUND (English): \"It was two and a half hours of the worst pain, continuously, every second, of my...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eKey West, Florida - June 13, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of long distance swimmer Chloe McCardel leaving the cabin of a boat\u003cbr/\u003e2. Tilt-up Chloe McCardel. UPSOUND (English): \"It was two and a half hours of the worst pain, continuously, every second, of my whole entire life...It's like fireballs in every fibre.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Chloe McCardel, long-distance swimmer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had one coming out of my mouth. I was pulling it, this tentacle out of my mouth. But, I don't remember this moment - my kayaker told me that I was doing this, cause I have no recollection. I'm not coming back. That's it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eQ: So, you're not going to make another attempt? \u003cbr/\u003e\"No, no.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid of McCardel showing where jellyfish stung her\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Chloe McCardel, long-distance swimmer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Just more started hitting me. So, I would get, all my, down one side of my back, has these big, had big red welts, which we only noticed when I got out. I just knew that something, looked like, felt like something was attacking me. It wasn't a shark, I can tell you that. It didn't have big teeth, but it was, it was like being zapped.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of welts on McCardel's forearm\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Chloe McCardel, long-distance swimmer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I knew that as it was just sundown, it's only going to get worse. Like, this is the start. If it was the end of the jellies being around, I'd go, 'OK, this is the end.' But, you know if you see them rising...ahead of you, you just know there is nowhere to hide. I can't go backwards, I can't go forwards, I can't go sidewards. I definitely can't go down. And, the only way was out.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Cutaway of McCardel talking to photographer\u003cbr/\u003e9.  SOUNDBITE (English) Chloe McCardel, long-distance swimmer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I ended up just kind of begging them. I'm like, 'I need to get out. This is not going to go away.' The kayakers around me had two in the water. They didn't even want to go in and get me, because at this point I couldn't move anywhere. I was paralysed in a ball.\" \u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of boat \"Matilda\" \u003cbr/\u003eHavana, Cuba - June 12, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of McCardel waving goodbye then jumping into ocean\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of McCardel swimming next to a kayak\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of McCardel next to kayaks heading toward open water\u003cbr/\u003eThe Australian woman who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another attempt. \u003cbr/\u003eChloe McCardel told The Associated Press that she had picked June for her swim because the jellyfish danger was supposed to be low. \u003cbr/\u003eBut about 11 hours into her expected 60-hour, 110-mile (177 kilometre) journey, she suddenly found herself in a swarm.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had one coming out of my mouth. I was pulling it, this tentacle out of my mouth. But, I don't remember this moment - my kayaker told me that I was doing this, cause I have no recollection. I'm not coming back. That's it,\" she said on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003eThe 28-year-old from Melbourne became the latest endurance athlete undone by the warm waters and fierce jellyfish of the Florida Straits, abandoning Wednesday night her attempt to become the first person to swim across non-stop without a shark cage.\u003cbr/\u003eMcCardel said she and her support team were surprised when the jellyfish came from all directions.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Just more started hitting me. So, I would get, all my, down one side of my back, has these big, had big red welts, which we only noticed when I got out,\" she said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just knew that something, looked like, felt like something was attacking me. It wasn't a shark, I can tell you that. It didn't have big teeth, but it was, it was like being zapped.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMcCardel said she wouldn't have made the effort if she knew there would be such large numbers of jellyfish in June.\u003cbr/\u003eShe was pulled out of the water and taken by one of her support vessels to Key West, where she was resting at a hotel Thursday. \u003cbr/\u003eShe would need 24 hours to recuperate, her team said.\u003cbr/\u003eIt was the fifth failure involving three women who have tried to make the marathon swim the past three summers. \u003cbr/\u003eJellyfish stings and strong currents have been the main impediments.\u003cbr/\u003eThe endurance athlete Diana Nyad  tweeted her commiseration.\u003cbr/\u003eNyad has failed three times trying to make the same crossing and says she'd like to take another shot this summer.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Florida Straits have been busy the last three summers, with fellow marathon swimmers Nyad and Penny Palfrey making four failed attempts between them trying to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys.\u003cbr/\u003eAustralian Susie Maroney successfully made the crossing in 1997, but she did it with the benefit of a shark cage.\u003cbr/\u003eMcCardel had twice made a double crossing of the English Channel, but the most time she had spent in the water continuously was 25 hours.\u003cbr/\u003eShe attempted her Cuba to Florida swim under English Channel Marathon rules, which meant she could not touch her support boat or hold on to anything. \u003cbr/\u003eShe also wasn't allowed to wear a full-body wetsuit, which would have helped protect against jellyfish.\u003cbr/\u003eMcCardel said she decided to cancel the swim as night approached and there were still scores of jellyfish surrounding her.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I ended up just kind of begging them. 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