Sean Conway (swimmer)

Sean Conway
Conway on 22 August 2013, during his Swimming Britain challenge
Born (1981-04-06) 6 April 1981 (age 43)
Harare, Zimbabwe
OccupationUltra endurance athlete
Known for105 Ironmans in a row, first person to swim the length of Britain, world's longest triathlon, fastest to cycle across Europe self supported, cycled around the world
Websiteseanconway.com

Sean Conway (born 1981) is a Brittish-Zimbabwean ultra endurance athlete, author of several books and motivational speaker.[1] He broke the world record for completing 105 Ironman triathlons in 105 days.[2] He was the first person to swim the length of Britain,[3] is the only person to have completed a length of Britain triathlon,[4] has completed the world's longest triathlon of 4200 miles[5] and has the world record for the fastest self supported cycle across Europe.[6]

  1. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (6 February 2017). "Sean Conway, Britain's wildest adventurer: 'This is such a cool island'". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Sean Conway ends tri challenge after 105 irons in 105 days". 220 Triathlon. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sean Conway becomes first to swim length of UK". The Guardian. Press Association. 11 November 2013. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Adventurer Sean Conway completes 'ultimate triathlon'". BBC News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (6 February 2017). "Sean Conway, Britain's wildest adventurer: 'This is such a cool island'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ Andrew (11 May 2018). "Sean Conway: 'The Fastest, Unsupported Crossing Of Europe By Bicycle' (Again)". CyclingEurope.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.