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Where did your appetite for adventure come from?
I think it’s a mix of being outside a lot when I was younger and wanting to travel. I’ve always loved the water and the sea. I’m just fascinated by it. I’d swum competitively in a pool and then, when I was 14, I took up open water swimming.
What was the best part of your record-breaking swim?
Seeing so much of the UK from