In June 2013 the author set out from Land's End in his bid to be the first person to swim the length of Britain. It was a challenge so extreme that not only had it never been attempted before, but most of the sponsors he approached turned him down as they were worried that he would die trying. This book tells his story.
Sean Conway was stuck in a life dead end of his own making when he heard about a round the world cycling race. Soon he was way ahead of schedule, averaging 180 miles per day, and on course to break the round the world cycling record.
That would be embarrassing.'In June 2013 Sean Conway set out from Land's End in his bid to be the first person to swim the length of Britain. When there were problems with the support boat, Sean and his crew met many kindly people who were willing to come to their aid.