An epic circumnavigation

Watch Ross Edgley as he prepares for his attempt to swim around the coast of mainland Great Britain.

See what fitness pro Ross Edgley will be eating, wearing and living in as he swims around Great Britain.

Fitness pro Ross faces salt mouth, neck chafe and jellyfish on his epic swim around Great Britain.

Ross Edgley faces a couple of new challenges: choppy waters and jellyfish stings.

Fitness pro Ross Edgley takes on tidal currents and Royal Navy crew on his swim around Britain’s coastline.

Ross and the team are joined by surfing legend Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton and kiteboarder Tom Bridge at Land’s End.

Having battled the waves to round Land’s End, it’s now decision time for Ross and the crew. Which way next?

After more than 1,000km of swimming Ross’s shoulders are starting to make some weird noises.

Ross enters the dark zone and gives us a first-hand account of what swimming in the dead of night is like.

Ross teams up with ex-SAS operative Ant Middleton in Scotland and gets some family time with his brothers.

As we hit the half way point Ross reflects on how his body is adapting to suit the challenge.

Records are there to be broken and that’s exactly what Ross Edgley has done this week.

Before Ross get into the water and continue swimming around Scotland the team faces issues with the mast.

Coming up to the top of Great Britain Ross Edgley faces Scotland's rough tides and a massive basking shark.

Watch as Ross explains what it's like to be a record breaker, having made it to John O'Groats.

Ross Edgley takes on the brutal Moray Firth in northern Scotland and is cheered on from the skies above.

Ross Edgley works hard to keep his head in the game after receiving an upsetting call from home.

As Storm Ali batters the British coastline, Ross Edgley and the crew are forced to take cover.

No man is an island, and the same can be said for Ross Edgley, who needs his supportive crew.

How much food does Ross Edgley have to eat each day to keep up his swimming schedule?

See what fitness pro Ross Edgley will be eating, wearing and living in as he swims around Great Britain.

Watch Ross Edgley as he prepares for his attempt to swim around the coast of mainland Great Britain.

Ross Edgley has done what no other human has managed to do before. Watch the finale here.

Ross Edgley takes on the brutal Moray Firth in northern Scotland and is cheered on from the skies above.

How did Ross Edgley fuel his strongman swimming attempts? With lots and lots of food – that’s how.

Fitness pro Ross faces salt mouth, neck chafe and jellyfish on his epic swim around Great Britain.

Before Ross get into the water and continue swimming around Scotland the team faces issues with the mast.

Ross Edgley finds some time for reflection and begins to sum up the legacy of the Great British Swim.

Fitness pro Ross Edgley takes on tidal currents and Royal Navy crew on his swim around Britain’s coastline.

After nearly three thousand kilometres of swimming Ross Edgley has entered the record books.

No man is an island, and the same can be said for Ross Edgley, who needs his supportive crew.

How much food does Ross Edgley have to eat each day to keep up his swimming schedule?