Briton in first Everest swim

A BRITISH environmental campaigner yesterday became the first person to complete a long distance swim on Mount Everest.

Lewis Gordon Pugh, 40, swam 1km across a glacial lake on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain wearing only Speedos, goggles and a swimming hat.

The adventurer, who uses his record-breaking endurance swims to raise awareness of climate change, hopes his latest feat will draw attention to the melting of Himalayan glaciers and the resulting dwindling water supplies in the region.