It’s a problem solely the bravest will sort out – extra individuals have climbed Everest – and but Australians have an plain pedigree on the subject of channel swimming. It took a pre-dawn swim in Sydney’s Botany Bay to search out out why.
For Christian Renford, his presence within the water this morning is private. At 49, he has spent a lot of his life immersed in sport. CEO of Athletics NSW, he’s a eager weekend swimmer. He’s additionally Des Renford’s grandson, and this month he hopes to ascertain a file when he enters the water close to Dover.
Ought to he attain France, he’s more likely to grow to be the primary third-generation swimmer to have crossed the Channel, following his well-known grandfather, after which his uncle Michael Renford who accomplished the swim in 2007. However it’s not simply his lineage that stands out. If he lasts the space, Christian Renford, a middle-aged weekend freestyler from Sydney, could have made one other mark, one that’s extra about resolve than genetics.