Jasmine Harrison is the first woman to swim length of UK
October 19, 2022, 8:47 am

Jasmine Harrison is the first woman to swim length of UK

Jasmine Harrison arrived in John O'Groats on Tuesday afternoon - Photo. Jasmine Harrison via BBC

Jasmine Harrison, a 23-year-old young woman from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, has become the first woman to swim the entire length of the UK from Land's End to John O'Groats, the BBC reported.

Ms Harrison completed her 900-mile (1,448km) swim along the west coast of the country at about 16:45 BST.

She swam between four and 12 hours a day after first entering the water at Land's End in Cornwall on 01 July.

Her swims were often split into two shifts, broken up by eating and sleeping in her support boat.

Her longest swim was 12 hours, and the maximum distance swum in any one shift was 14 nautical miles - about 16 miles or 26km - with 27 nautical miles (31 miles or 50km) being the most she covered in one day.

Jasmine Harrison, a 23-year-old young woman from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, has become the first woman to swim the entire length of the UK from Land's End to John O'Groats - Photo. Pixabay

Along the way she was stung multiple times on her face and hands by jellyfish, was followed by a shark and told BBC Radio York on 1 October she also had to avoid military exercises.

Ms Harrison said she carried out the challenge to inspire others, but also to support two charities - marine conservation charity Sea Shepherd UK, and Surfers Against Sewage.

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She said: "This challenge has further inspired me to work with organisations driven by protecting the environment and I hope too that by doing this I have inspired others and shown that when you put your mind to something, anythin

This is her second record, having become the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic in 2021.

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