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Swimmer clocks the equivalent of a marathon every day

08:57 am on 7 January 2022

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Swimming 10 kilometres a day, for ten days straight, probably isn't most people's idea of a relaxing time at the beach over summer.

While the rest of us are sunbathing or taking leisurely dips in the sea, Ellie Williams has racked up 80 kilometres in the water, slogging her way through the swim equivalent of a marathon every day.

She spoke to Sarah Robson.