Ross Edgley

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Ross Edgley's Great British Swim was voted as the 2018 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year in a global online poll, nominated by Steven Munatones
The Great Icelandic Swim by Ross Edgley
Ross Edgley training with KAATSU equipment
Ross Edgley's hands after swimming for 54 hours 45 minutes while swimming 510 km along the Yukon River wearing a 7 mm wetsuit with gloves and booties
Ross Edgley suffers from salt tongue after his long stage swims
Ross Edgley's first how-to book, The World's Fittest Book
Ross Edgley's second how-to book The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Ross Edgley's third how-to book Blueprint: Build a Bulletproof Body for Extreme Adventure in 365 Days
Ross Edgley training for his Strongman swims who spoke at the 2018 Open Water Summit at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California on 10 November 2018
Ross Edgley completed an unprecedented Great British Swim between 1 June and 4 November 2018 that was extensively covered by Red Bull Media House
Rich Roll podcast with Ross Edgley
Top row left to right: Marcia Benjamin, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Ger Kennedy, Lewis Pugh, Angel More, Antonio Argüelles, Dan Simonelli, Jessi Harewicz, Pat Gallant-Charette, and Adrian Sarchet. Bottom row left to right: Steven Munatones, Ross Edgley, Aaron Peirsol, and Ram Barkai at the 2018 Open Water Summit at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California
Ross Edgley is listed in the 2019 Guinness World Record book

Ross Edgley (born 13 October 1985)) is a 39-year-old celebrated adventurer who specializes in open water swimming, a former water polo player, a decorated expert in the fitness industry, and a graduate of Loughborough University School of Sport and Exercise Science. Edgley is co-founder of The Protein Works and has amassed a social media following of over a million followers.

Honors

Publications

Edgley writes for GQ Magazine, Men's Health, Telegraph, Askmen.com, Men's Fitness and more. He has authored 4 books:

The Great Icelandic Swim

The Great Icelandic Swim is a 1,600 km assisted stage swim around the island of Iceland by Edgley that started on 17 May 2025. Edgley and his support team remain onboard the SKIRR Adventures 68-foot expedition yacht throughout the estimated 100+ day circumnavigation swim. His support team includes videographer and observer Benjamin Marshall, first mate and observer Maisie Bristow, skipper and observer Jacob Carter, and coordinator Ger Kennedy.

Yukon River Swim

Yukon River Swim Video

World's Longest Continuous Swim Attempts

He twice attempted the world's longest continuous open water swim, once in Scotland's Loch Ness and once in Italy's Lake Trasimeno. Both were aborted, for hypothermia in Loch Ness and hyperthermia in Lake Trasimeno.

Strongman Swimming

Edgley is the creator of strongman swimming where he swims as he pulls a heavy 100 lb. log through the water.

Strongman Swimming Charity Events

The Great British Swim

Loch Ness Swim

  • In September 2022, he attempted to swim 162 km (100 miles) across Loch Ness in Scotland, but stopped short at 73 km after 52 hours 39 minutes, swimming in a wetsuit, neoprene gloves, a neoprene hat and a tow float in water that dropped to 5°C (41°F) with rain and winds gusting up to 20 knots at the age of 36. The swim objective was to raise awareness for sea kelp conservation in Scotland with support from Skye whisky distillery Talisker and Parley for the Oceans, a non-profit environmental organization.

7-day Pool Swim

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Broseidon

Edgley coined the term broseidon as a reference to his male colleagues and friends in the open water swimming community. It is a portmanteau word that combines of brother and Poseidon.

Brocean

Edgley coined the term brocean as a reference to a profoundly deep friendship, connection and camaraderie between male ocean swimmers. It is a portmanteau word that combines of brother and ocean.

KAATSU


External links

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