A young great white shark has broken all swimming records, as it has swum no less than 1,200 miles in only 44 days.

The story of Goldilox, as the young great white shark was called by scientists, started in August, when it was accidentally caught by a commercial fisherman. Between August and February, the juvenile shark spent a wonderful time at the Monterey Bay Aquarium: people were visiting it, scientists were paying attention to it… So, Goldilox became a little star at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

But in February scientists decided it was time for Goldilox to be freed in order to start searching for its family. So, they released the young great white shark from the Aquarium and Goldilox’ travel started.

In just a few weeks, scientists were already amazed by Goldilox, which proved to be not only a survivor, but also a record breaker. According to electronic reports, it seems that the shark swam a distance of no less than 1,200 miles in just 44 days, that is an average of 27 miles a day. This means that Goldilox has been swimming in a straight line and this is quite a unique event. Goldilox became the faster shark to have migrated from Monterey to Baja.

People that visited Goldilox at the Aquarium and now miss it can track the shark’s position online at las.pfeg.noaa.gov/TOPP_recent/index.html.