Endurance swimmer Ross Edgley has told how one of the best experiences he had while trying to circumnavigate I celand was a mercy dash to save 30 pilot whales which had got stuck in sand. The 40-year old already has the world record for swimming around Great Britain, now Channel 4 viewers are watching him attempt the same feat with Iceland. And in next week’s episode he’ll be seen forgetting all about his 114 day swim as he and the crew race to a beach in order to help with the wildlife rescue