# @rossedgley on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWjbnQjOas
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34374111-rossedgley-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-08T19:07:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ross Edgley (@rossedgley) — https://gondola.cc/rossedgley

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WE DID IT… 1,000 mile swim around Iceland… 
✔️ 100 eDNA samples collected 
✔️ 3 x 1 hour documentary filmed for channel4 (airs later this year) filmed by Brobarians lukehallamdop ollyjelley 
✔️ 20 Icelandic pastries from the LEGEND sarasigmunds (my new shield maiden sister) 

Most importantly I want to say the BIGGEST thank you to the ELITE team who helped make this happen… 

⚔️ gymking sports apparel sponsor (powered by the nothing beats belief mindset) 
 
⚡️ bmw bmwuk on land logistics with the trailblazing new all-electric BMW iX

⛽️ myprotein fuelling me with 10,000 cals/day of the most cutting-edge sports nutrition 

🌊 clipperrace and skirradventures providing the Challenge Support Yacht, which will be my home during the expedition

🌍 wild.ark, vivobarefoot & #BioProtect leading the biodiversity & eDNA sampling 

🧪 Uni of Iceland & Uni of Victoria - Canada (supported by Future Oceans Int’l) on the microplastic mission future_oceans_international 
 
This wasn’t just a swim — it was a scientific expedition for ocean conservation. Daily eDNA + microplastic sampling with some of the world’s top researchers to help map Iceland’s marine life.

Also — MASSIVE thanks to dryrobe (cold-weather tech), ebwatches (watch sponsor) and deboerswim (wetsuit and ALL swim tech) and customfitguards (ear plugs) 

Tag friends, share to stories and let’s spread the word #GreatIcelandicSwim 🔱

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