Armagh man celebrates record swim with a pint and jam sandwich

Jordan Leckey at Donaghadee Harbour in Northern Ireland, close to where he set off swimming to Portpatrick in Scotland (Liam McBurney/PA)

A Co Armagh man has claimed a new world record for swimming from Northern Ireland to Scotland.

Jordan Leckey, 29, from Portadown swam from Donaghadee to Dunskey Castle close in Portpatrick in nine hours, nine minutes and 30 seconds.