Taranaki Daily News

Britain Swimmer sets record with lap of Britain

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Many people struggle to muster the enthusiasm for a few lengths of the local pool on cold November mornings. Not Ross Edgley. Yesterday the 33-year-old fitness fanatic became the first swimmer to circumnavi­gate Great Britain. He completed 2880km over five months and was joined by 400 swimmers as he neared the end of his swim, at Margate in Kent.

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