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The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.

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Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.

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I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.

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Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest.

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On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice.

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Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

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When I was born, the world's population was 3.5 billion. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet. By 2050, that's expected to rise to 9.4 billion. What's more, the Earth's resources aren't growing; they're decreasing - and rapidly.

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Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.

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The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.

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Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Environmentalist

Born: December 5th, 1969

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