The swimmers were met with wind and choppy water, causing their 18-mile swim to stop short.
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Two women attemped to complete an 18-mile open-water route from Marblehead to Scituate Tuesday — an effort that ultimately fell short, but still achieved a key goal: qualifying for marathon swims in Ireland later this summer.
“It’s fun to go try something new, something that hasn’t been done before,” Abigail Fairman, one of the swimmers, said. “That’s part of the joy of this sport.”…