An ultra-swimmer has said he was inspired by actor Chris Hemsworth’s role as Nordic God Thor to take on a mammoth swim around Iceland. Ross Edgley, 39, from Cheshire, joked the challenge will be “the ...

As we make our way further up the coast for our first swimming session of the day – a dip in the 6°C Atlantic – I ask Edgley what inspired his impending expedition around the coast of Iceland. Here, ...