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Eco campaigner Oly Rush completes 37-hour Caribbean island swim | Eco campaigner Oly Rush completes 37-hour Caribbean island swim |
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Mr Rush said completing the challenge was the "hardest thing" he has ever done | Mr Rush said completing the challenge was the "hardest thing" he has ever done |
An eco campaigner, who has raised thousands of pounds for charity, is thought to be the first person to swim around Grand Cayman non-stop. | |
Oly Rush, 37, completed the 95.5km (59.3 miles) swim around the Caribbean island in 36 hours and 59 minutes. | |
Mr Rush, from Upton, Dorset, said the "absolutely brutal" challenge was "the hardest thing" he has completed. | Mr Rush, from Upton, Dorset, said the "absolutely brutal" challenge was "the hardest thing" he has completed. |
Last August, he completed a 15-hour swim around the Isle of Wight to highlight marine pollution. | Last August, he completed a 15-hour swim around the Isle of Wight to highlight marine pollution. |
The plasterer was able to walk from the sea unaided but was taken in an ambulance to hospital after completing his latest feat. | The plasterer was able to walk from the sea unaided but was taken in an ambulance to hospital after completing his latest feat. |
Mr Rush, from Dorset, also completed a swim around the Isle of Wight in August | Mr Rush, from Dorset, also completed a swim around the Isle of Wight in August |
He was partnered by charities Plastic Free Cayman and Project Planet in his challenge, and has so far raised more than £18,000 online. | He was partnered by charities Plastic Free Cayman and Project Planet in his challenge, and has so far raised more than £18,000 online. |
"I got round but it was absolutely brutal, it was so, so difficult," he said. | "I got round but it was absolutely brutal, it was so, so difficult," he said. |
"It took me to some very dark places and I literally wanted to ocean to swallow me up." | "It took me to some very dark places and I literally wanted to ocean to swallow me up." |
"I was never going to quit because I was so motivated by the environmental cause and what humans are doing to the planet, but it was the hardest thing I've ever done. | "I was never going to quit because I was so motivated by the environmental cause and what humans are doing to the planet, but it was the hardest thing I've ever done. |
Grand Cayman includes beautiful beaches including Seven Mile Beach | Grand Cayman includes beautiful beaches including Seven Mile Beach |
"My food plan went out of the window after four hours and there were channels I had to swim through by myself because the support kayaks couldn't get through due to the swell. | "My food plan went out of the window after four hours and there were channels I had to swim through by myself because the support kayaks couldn't get through due to the swell. |
"There were some sections where I was making little to no progress against the currents." | "There were some sections where I was making little to no progress against the currents." |
Mr Rush said there were "no major incidents" during the swim, as he battled through difficult conditions that left him with a tongue so swollen he found drinking difficult. | Mr Rush said there were "no major incidents" during the swim, as he battled through difficult conditions that left him with a tongue so swollen he found drinking difficult. |
He added: "It is too early to say what I'll do next but I'll continue to raise awareness about sea pollution and no doubt when I get home I'll be on beaches clearing them of plastics." | He added: "It is too early to say what I'll do next but I'll continue to raise awareness about sea pollution and no doubt when I get home I'll be on beaches clearing them of plastics." |
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