Downstream

of what adventure and
pushing the boundaries of
human endeavour is about.
As long as you do it
responsibly and safely then
they should do everything
they can do to assist you.’
Lewis Pugh, meanwhile,
says he was told that under no
circumstances could he swim
beyond Teddington during his
2006 journey along the length
of the Thames, as it was too
dangerous. ‘When I met with