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Ultra-swimmer Ross Edgley was inspired by Chris Hemsworth as Thor to take on a swim around the whole of Iceland (James Appleton/BMW) Ross Edgley, 39, from Cheshire, joked the challenge will be ...

An ultra-swimmer has said he was inspired by actor Chris Hemsworth’s role as Nordic God Thor to take on a mammoth swim around Iceland. Ross Edgley joked the challenge will be “the closest ...

An ultra-swimmer has said he was inspired by actor Chris Hemsworth’s role as Nordic God Thor to take on a mammoth swim around Iceland. Ross Edgley, 39, from Cheshire, joked the challenge will be “the ...

So, when BMW – the main sponsor of Edgley’s latest expedition, in which he’ll swim around the treacherous coast of Iceland – asked me to check in on how his training is unfolding ...