One of the world's most formidable extreme sportsmen, Ross Edgley is a true inspiration in the health and fitness industry. An expert on mental and physical resilience, Edgley has repeatedly achieved the seemingly impossible, when it comes to swimming, weight lifting and endurance sports. An inspirational and motivational speaker, Ross Edgley shares his successes and his struggles with audiences and offers insight into how he applied drive, determination and bravery to achieve his impressive feats.
Stronger, longer and higher, Ross Edgley has gone beyond the bounds of human limitation to achieve some of the most impressive goals in fitness. Best known for becoming the first person to swim around the whole of Great Britain, Edgley completed the mind blowing achievement in 2018 in 157 days and swam a total of 1,792 miles. Enduring a number of setbacks on his journey, including his tongue disintegrating due to the salt water, Ross Edgley overcame the barriers to win the Guinness World Record for The World’s Longest Staged Sea Swim and the satisfaction of doing what no one had done before.
All round adventurer, Ross Edgley has taken on an eclectic array of challenges in the pursuit of pushing human boundaries. Two of his most high profile achievements were completed in 2016, ‘The World’s Strongest Marathon’ where he pulled a Mini Countryman Cooper for 26.2 miles and the ‘World’s Longest Rope Climb’ where he reached the height of Mount Everest. Other monumental achievements for Edgley include: an Olympic length triathlon carrying a tree, completing 30 marathons in 30 days and running 1,000 miles barefoot.
Ross Edgley’s degree in Sport and Exercise has helped him understand his body and plan for the events he has competed in. Additionally his invested interest in nutrition and fitness has led him to co-found The Protein Works, which is one of the UK's most forward thinking companies when it comes to body fuel. He also provides advice to others on how to care for and develop their bodies, and works as a writer for a number of top publications like: GQ, Men’s Health and Telegraph.
Named in Askmen’s World’s 50 Fittest Men of 2016, Ross Edgley is recognised globally for his jaw dropping feats. An expert in nutrition, health, exercise and adventure, Ross Edgley not only makes an inspiring keynote speaker for businesses and students of those topics but as a motivational speaker for anyone lucky enough to hear how he achieved the impossible.
How to hire Ross Edgley
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Ross' speaking topics are known to include the below.
- Surviving on open water
- Mental fortitude and nutrition
- Achieving physical and mental strength
- Overcoming your fears
- Stories from around the world
"It was absolutely fantastic, thank you! What a genuinely nice guy and fantastic presenter. Everybody really enjoyed it." - The St. James's Place Partnership
- 2020 - Published his second book The Art of Resilience
- 2018 - Published his first book 'The World's Fittest Book'
- 2018 - Swam around Great Britain in what was 'The World's Longest Staged Swim' and named Swim of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association
- 2018 - Became the first person to swim the length of the English Channel from Dover to Land's End
- 2018 - Became the fastest person to swim from Land's End to John o'Groats
- 2016 - Completed a marathon whilst pulling a car for charity
- 2016 - Completed a rope climb the height of Mount Everest for charity
