U.K. man pushes 'boundaries of common sense' with 510-km non-stop swim down frigid Yukon River
Ross Edgley, a U.K. based ultra-marathon swimmer best known for circumnavigating the British mainland in 2018, tackled a new challenge last week: swimming 510 kilometres non-stop down the Yukon River.
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Ross Edgley, a U.K. based ultra-marathon swimmer best known for circumnavigating the British mainland in 2018, tackled a new challenge last week: swimming 510 kilometres non-stop down the Yukon River.