Less than a fortnight after becoming the first person to swim around mainland Great Britain, Ross Edgley has set his sights on another major goal: to win Red Bull Neptune Steps. The UK’s toughest open-water adventure race will return to…
Ross Edgley, the first human to swim around Great Britain, stepped foot back on Margate beach last Sunday morning. His gruelling 1,792 mile ‘Great British Swim’ took 157 days to complete, and led to him breaking three world records in…
Ross Edgley, 33, of Grantham, Lincolnshire has become the first person to swim around mainland Great Britain, pushing the boundaries of what the human body is capable of. The 1,792 mile ‘Great British Swim’ took the adventure-athlete 157 days to…
Unlike running, a swim marathon does not have a defined distance, but it is widely agreed that 10km is the minimum. One of the most established, and beautiful, marathon swims in the UK is the Thames Marathon, a 14km downstream…
Quiksilver proudly presents Shaka, Mathieu Crepel’s latest brainchild production in collaboration with Almo Films. Showcasing breathtaking visions of mountains and waves, “Shaka” follows the 4x World Champion snowboarder on his quest to surf some of the world’s most challenging breaks.…
Five months since Ross Edgley started his Great British Swim on June 1 in Margate, the finish line is in sight and the athlete adventurer is less than two weeks away from becoming the first man in history to swim…
Swimming for 12 hours a day is no easy feat, especially when you’re having to deal with gale-force winds, the worst waves Britain has to offer and a disintegrating tongue caused by ‘salt mouth’ after 20 weeks at sea. That’s…
You’d think that being confined to a decompression chamber for two days after a bad case of the bends would put most people off diving. But for James Monnington, his passion for ocean exploration meant he was just spurred on…
Written by Marie Yates, Digital Editor It was a matter of a few short weeks after the most incredible British summer that I was invited to join a member of Team Selkie for an open water swim. Of course, October…
Selkie Swim Co is an open water swimwear brand passionate about pushing the personal boundaries of open water swimmers of all abilities. Here are two personal accounts of how wild swimming has not only helped Becky and Fay physically but…