Ross Edgley | The Great Icelandic Swim

updated weekly, last update: 7th July 2025

Ross Edgley is taking on his toughest test yet—swimming over 1,000 miles around Iceland’s brutal coastline.

Facing 130-ft waves, freezing waters, and 260 km/h winds, Ross will swim over 30 km a days almost equivalent to swimming the English Channel every day, in near-ice conditions.

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Already the first person to swim around Great Britain and holder of the world’s longest non-stop river swim, Ross is no stranger to redefining what’s humanly possible. But this challenge? It’s his biggest yet.

At Gym King, Nothing Beats Belief isn’t just a mantra — it’s our mindset. It drives resilience, fuels discipline, and powers progress.

When the pressure’s on, belief is what sets you apart and pushes the limits of what is humanly possible.

Keep track of Ross’ progress through the Gym King Swim Tracker.

“Naive enough to start, stubborn enough to finish and bold enough to go even further” - Ross Edgley

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