A dad-of-two was rushed to hospital after swimming non-stop from Devon to Swansea, after becoming the first person to swim the length of the crossing using breaststroke alone.
Phil Warren, 52, braved the freezing temperatures of the Bristol Channel, becoming one of four people to ever swim the distance, and even faced being stung in the face by a jellyfish.
The electrician set off from Ilfracombe last month, and swam up to Gower the following evening in his Speedos and a swimming cap, report Wales Online.