Downstream

believe, a milkman by trade –
this perhaps explains his
partiality for water!’
Although today no one
seems to have heard of
Easton’s four-day feat, it’s a
clear precursor of modern-
day endurance swims, and
proof that since Victorian
times we’ve seen the Thames
as the ultimate challenge.
Easton tried out different
courses on the river and when
he attempted a six-day swim