Sean Conway is an endurance adventurer who recently became the first person in history to swim the length of Great Britain - Land's End to John O'Groats. Sean also climbed Kilimanjaro dressed as a penguin and cycled 16,000 miles through 6 continents in 116 days and doing most of it with a fractured spine after getting run over by a truck in America. His never-give-up attitude captured the imagination of many and he is now giving talks about setting your goals high, challenging yourself and overcoming tough times.
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