Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.
From Lewis Gordon Pugh
I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.
Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest.
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.
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.
Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.
Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet.
The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water.
I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give up once, it's quite hard. If you give up a second time, it's a little bit easier. Give up a third time, it's starting to become a habit.
The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand.
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