Matthew Warburton

Hitting the Wall poster by Matthew Warburton about Wayne Soutter's unprecedented swim across the Dál Riata Channel Swim in 2012

Matthew Warburton created a play based on the Dál Riata Channel Swim of Wayne Soutter in 2012 called Hitting the Wall based on the records of Wayne Soutter and Paul Greenhalgh.

Hitting The Wall Synopsis

This is a true story. In 2012, Wayne Soutter, a middle-aged father of two, attempted to swim the as-yet unconquered sea-channel between the Mull-of-Kintyre and Ireland. Cold seas. Strong winds. Treacherous tides and 50-foot jellyfish. What could possibly go right? Hitting the Wall is a theatrical recreation of that extraordinary endeavour. The route has been described as the most dangerous endurance swim in British waters, and had never been successfully completed. Wayne, previously one of the slowest people to swim the English channel, decided he would be the first person to conquer it.

External links

• Hitting the Wall
• Wayne Soutter, Hitting The Wall
• Wayne Soutter blog
• Soutter's Successful Swim Is A First
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• The History And Future Of The North Channel
• Open Water Swimming
• Mulling Over Mull of Kintyre
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Wayne Soutter, The Unthinkable
• Wayne Soutter To Speak At The Global Open Water Conference
• Where Is Precisely The North Channel?
• Baby Boomers Looking To Test Time
• The Boys Are Back
• The First Dál Riata Channel Attempt In 1878
• Almost Across Dál Riata With Infinity