# @rossedgley on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPbv0btDHNf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35384105-rossedgley-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-05T16:02:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ross Edgley (@rossedgley) — https://gondola.cc/rossedgley

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NEW VIDEO (see link in story) 🇮🇸 Over 114 days (and after so much caffeine and calories) we completed the first swim in history around the coast of Iceland. Take a peak at the final few days and an emotional finish with the legends that made it possible. Also the BIGGEST shout out to ollyjelley who’s filmed and edited in storms, hurricanes and volcanoes to bring this to life. (* Also our 3 x 60 minute documentary will be LIVE on Channel 4 this November (courtesy of the legends at Big Wave TV and Luke Hallam) 

✔️ 1,000 miles completed
✔️ 100 eDNA samples collected
✔️ 3 x 1 hour documentary filmed for channel4 (airs later this year) 
✔️ 1,140,000 calories eaten 
✔️ 68,400mg of caffeine 

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.

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

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greaticelandicswim, bioprotect

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