Ross Edgley makes second attempt at the world’s longest continuous swim
On Monday 10 July, endurance swimmer Ross Edgley began his second attempt at the world’s longest continuous swim in Lake Trasimeno, Italy.
On Monday 10 July, endurance swimmer Ross Edgley began his second attempt at the world’s longest continuous swim in Lake Trasimeno, Italy.
Edgley previously attempted the challenge in Loch Ness in 2022, raising awareness for ocean conservation, before being pulled out on medical grounds.
Supported by PhD Nutrition, the record-breaking challenge will see Edgley attempt to swim 171km in Lake Trasimeno, swimming day and night until the planned finished on 14 July.
Edgley’s previous attempt in Loch Ness, September 2022, ended after 59 hours and 79km due to medical grounds, including cellulitis caused by a wetsuit rash. Ross remains committed to the record attempt and has headed to more temperate waters to capitalise on previous learnings, aided by a team of experts, including PhD’s Director of Performance Solutions, Professor James Morton.
Speaking ahead of the challenge, Ross Edgley said, “I learned a lot of lessons in 2022 at Loch Ness but everything is coming together for me this time round. It’s going to be the toughest thing I’ve done so far but it’s looking positive and feeling great this time around”.
Ross Edgley’s The Longest Swim is available via PhD’s YouTube channel and on Amazon Prime TV, with the first two episodes of three-part series available to watch below.
Episode 1 – PhD Presents: Ross Edgley takes on the longest swim in history
Episode 2 – Science and Secrets of the worlds longest swim with Ross Edgley
We’ll catch up with Ross later in the week to find out how he got on with his record swim attempt.
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Abigail Whyte
Abi writes swimming news stories and features for the Outdoor Swimmer website and manages the social media channels. She loves to swim, run, hike and SUP close to her home in Herefordshire. While she’s a keen wild swimmer, Abi is new to the world of open water events and recently completed her first open water mile. She has previously written for The Guardian, BBC Countryfile Magazine, BBC History Magazine and Ernest Journal.
