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Karl Bushby completes English Channel swim after 28-year global journey
Overview
Adventurer Karl Bushby has completed a multi-day swim across the English Channel, stepping onto UK soil at Shakespeare beach near Dover after a 28-year journey that began in Chile in November 1998. Following rules not to use transport to advance or return home until complete, Bushby swam for 20 hours over three days. He now faces the final stretch to his childhood home in Hull, expected by early November.
Key points
- Karl Bushby, 57, completed a swim from France to the UK across the English Channel.
- He swam for 20 hours over three days, landing at Shakespeare beach near Dover.
- His ongoing 28-year journey began in Chile on 1 November 1998, adhering to rules against using transport to advance.
- To date, Bushby has covered more than 30,000 miles across 29 countries.
- He was forced to swim the English Channel after Channel Tunnel bosses vetoed his request to use a service tunnel in June.
- He is expected to reach his final destination in Hull by early November.