Hector Pardoe, 22, swam across the lake as he prepares for next year's Olympics.
BBC News, West MidlandsPardoe, 22, who grew up and trained in Shropshire, said his time of three hours, 40 minutes and 28 seconds on Saturday had beaten the world record.Ahead of the event, he saidThe 10.5-mile swim across the lake was part of his training for next year's Games in Paris.But he said he now felt "massively motivated".
He had aimed to swim across Windermere in under three hours, 48 minutes and four seconds to beat a 26-year recordPardoe, who trains at Loughborough University, also completed the swim for the Lake District Foundation, to raise money to improve the water quality of UK lakes. He said: "I've come off the back of the Paris World Cup being cancelled due to water quality, so what better charity to raise money for is there than a Lake Windermere conservation charity?"After the event, he said his "next bucket list swim" was the English Channel.
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