Ross Edgley
Athlete, sea swimmer and author
Ross Edgley is a British athlete and author who became the first person to swim around Great Britain. He has written about his training and endurance in The Art of Resilience.
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British Born 1985 in Grantham, United Kingdom
About Ross Edgley
Ross Edgley was born on 13 October 1985 and is a British athlete and ultra-marathon sea swimmer. In 2018 he swam 1,780 miles around Great Britain in 157 days, the first person to do so. In 2024 he set a record for the longest non-stop river swim, covering 318 miles down the Yukon River. In 2025 he became the first person to swim 1,000 miles around Iceland, which took him 114 days. Edgley has written about his training, nutrition and strategies in several books, including The World's Fittest Book and The Art of Resilience. His books have been Sunday Times bestsellers.