Double Olympian Hector Pardoe Takes On Three Lakes Challenge To Raise Funds For Surfers Against Sewage
Two-time Olympian Hector Pardoe will attempt to swim the UK’s three biggest lakes on 2 August to raise money for environmental charity Surfers against Sewage.
Pardoe was sixth in the open water at Paris 2024, three years after being forced to retire from the race in Tokyo after being hit in the eye by a stray elbow.
The Briton is using his profile to raise funds for the marine conversation and campaigning charity with a £15,000 target by completing back-to-back swims of Loch Lomond in Scotland, Lake Windermere in north-west England and Laka Bala in Wales.
Inspired by the Three Peaks Challenge – in which participants attempt to climb the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours – Pardoe’s bid would see him swim a total of 34.5 miles and cover the distance between the three lakes in the space of 24 hours in what would be a new world record.
It follows his world record swim in 2023 when he became the fastest man to have completed the 10.5-mile (16.8km) length of Lake Windermere in north-west England while also raising money to improve water quality.
The Doha worlds 10k bronze medallist said on social media: “This monumental effort is all in support of Surfers against Sewage and I’m proud to be raising £15,000 to fund their vital ocean clean-ups and fight for cleaner waters across the UK.”