I was asked to give a speech on the Everest swim, and during the Everest swim, I changed. I changed as a person, I honestly did. That mountain changed me, and I gave a speech about it for nine minutes.
Lewis PughI love swimming, swimming's my passion and I hope I swim until the last day of my life, so I really, really do enjoy swimming, but swimming for me is simply a way of carrying a message.
Lewis PughBritain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.
Lewis PughI was very, very lucky because I started swimming when most of the landmarks in the world had not been swum.
Lewis Pugh