Advocate is first islander to swim around Guernsey
Tuesday 30th August 2011, 2:29PM BST.
HISTORY was made yesterday as Adrian Sarchet became what is thought to be the first Guernseyman to swim non-stop around the island.
The 36-year-old advocate (pictued) set off from St Martin’s Point at about 6.30am, swimming anti-clockwise.
To cheers from friends and family, he touched the same rocks 11 hours and 25 minutes later.
He described the 21.1-nautical-mile swim as exhilarating, but it nearly ended in disaster when his support boat broke down close to Pleinmont.
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Well done Adrian.
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Remarkable feet that’s foreshore
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I am angry. I and a group of friends believe we were the first to sail a pair of open boat around Guernsey a long time ago.
Adrian Sarchet’s achievement most certainly betters that.
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I remember Adrian from my school days – he was the guy you didn’t want to get in the way of on the rugby field!
Time evidently hasn’t dulled that determination. Well done, sir!
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.. and there was me thinking advocates were all brains. Good swim Adrian! (How about making this ordeal a requirement to practise at the Guernsey bar?)
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