Neil Agius launched his attempt at a world record breaking swim for a staggering 130km in 50 to 55 hours on Monday.

The swim aims to raise awareness about plastic pollution at sea and is part of the Wave of Change campaign.

Neil left from Linosa, a small island north of Lampedusa to begin his attempt at the world record. All 32 crew members with 5 sailing boats and 2 rhibs were with him.

The swim is taking place from Linosa to Malta and not the original Tunisia take off because of bad weather conditions in Tunisia, which prevented the crew from leaving the original location.

Although the swim will not be following the original route, it will still be a record breaking one since the current world record of longest continuous, unassisted, current-neutral swim along a single segment stands at 124.4km.

In a post shared by Neil Agius on his Facebook page on Sat morning, Neil had these words to say: "The decision was not taken lightly. We are practicing the mindset, I always talk about - listening to the forces of nature, taking note of the signs and improvising to reach the ultimate goal. This doesn't make the swim any easier or less of a challenge. All the exact same restrictions apply. It is still set to be a 50-55 hour non-stop swim"