Avid swimmer Sean Conway has made history by becoming the first person to swim the length of the British coast. Conway, 32, began his journey in June 2013, when he left Lands’ End in Cornwall.
Speaking about the experience, Conway said he undertook the challenge because people doubted it could be done. “I just thought: ‘I’m going to prove you wrong’,” he said.
Swimming around ten miles a day, Conway, who hails from Cheltenham, England, originally planned to complete the challenge in two months but bad weather conditions and injuries delayed the process.
Long-term fatigue, plummeting water temperatures and the threat of jellyfish are just some of the difficulties Conway encountered along the way: “I’ve had to grow a ridiculous beard to shield my face,” he said.
