Cork’s Ross O'Sullivan to swim ‘across’ Scotland

A man from Cobh, Co Cork, is aiming to beat the record for swimming ‘across’ Scotland. 

Ross O’Sullivan, 26, who moved to Cardiff two years ago, started the 100km swim on Saturday and he hopes to have completed it within six days, two days ahead of the record. He wants to raise money for a children’s hospital.

“When I was in college, in Cork Institute of Technology, I started embracing the college lifestyle too much,” said Ross. “After being stuck in a rut for a while, I decided that I wanted to make a lifestyle change, so I started training for my first triathlon in 2012. Let’s just say I was in for a serious shock when I did my first race.