The Great Icelandic Swim with Ross Edgley
The Great Icelandic Swim with Ross Edgley
TV ShowReturning Series

The Great Icelandic Swim with Ross Edgley

2026
~47 min / ep
1 season
3 episodes
DocumentaryReality

Sixty-foot waves, nosy killer whales, hypothermia, tongue rot. Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley attempts to swim all the way around Iceland - 1000 miles of icy water.

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  • West Iceland, Kingdom of the Bull

    1.West Iceland, Kingdom of the Bull

    07-02-202647 min

    West Iceland, Kingdom of the Bull: Ross battles the elements and extreme isolation. He explores the volcano-strewn Snæfellsjökull National Park and the stunning vistas of the Westf...

  • Realm of the Eagle

    2.Realm of the Eagle

    14-02-202647 min

    North Iceland, Realm of the Eagle: Ross's epic swim reaches the freezing Arctic Circle. When he’s not rescuing whales from stinging jellyfish, Ross gets rotting salt wounds as he f...

  • Land of the Dragon and Giant

    3.Land of the Dragon and Giant

    21-02-202647 min

    Ross’s muscles start breaking down and his pee turns brown. Melting glaciers and a hurricane threaten the end to his epic escapade. But the end to his epic swim is in sight.

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