Adventurer and sports scientist Ross Edgley is taking a second attempt at beating the record for the world’s longest continuous swim, find out more and how to follow his progress. <\/p>
Think that your triathlon swim is a long way? Then be thankful that for most of us, the longest standard triathlon distance we will swim (if doing an iron) is only 3.8km. For adventurer, sports scientist and triathlete Ross Edgley, the goal is a little further \u2013\u00a0 a whopping 170km.<\/strong><\/p>\n As of this afternoon (Friday 14th July 2023) and the time of writing, Ross is almost 33 hours and 67km in to his swim. The goal is 170km, which will see Edgley beat the previous record of 168.3km.<\/p>\n As a \u2018continuous\u2019 swim record, as opposed to a \u2018staged\u2019 swim record, this means that Ross may not leave the water or touch the land or a boat during the challenge.<\/p>\n The swim is taking place in Lake Trasimeno in Italy and you can use the live tracker<\/strong><\/a> to follow Ross\u2019s progress over the weekend.<\/p>\n Edgley\u2019s first attempt took place in Loch Ness in September 2022, during which he swam for 59 hours and approximately 79km before being pulled from the challenge on medical grounds.<\/p>\n Health concerns relating to cellulitis, caused by a wetsuit rash (none of us will forget the gruesome photos!) and hypothermia saw that first attempt halted.<\/p>\n This time, a warmer location and swimming without a wetsuit should remove both of those risk factors, plus Edgley has been working with experts at Phd Nutrition on his fuelling and on developing a leaner physique ready for the swim.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by Ross Edgley (@rossedgley)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nFirst attempt halted<\/h2>\n
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