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Hector Pardoe
@hector_pardoe
GB Marathon Open Water Swimmer 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿| Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024 Olympian | World Record Lake Windermere | Vegetarian athlete.
United Kingdom
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Sep 2, 2023
    WE DID IT! ⏱ NEW WORLD 🌍 RECORD for the fastest time to cross Lake Windermere. 10.5 miles, 3hours40mins28secs. Thanks everyone for the support! @AquaSphereUK @chillswim for hosting the event and to @BLDSAswim for regulating my swim. Next bucket list swim… English Channel.
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    Aug 15, 2023
    World Record attempt! 2nd September I will be attempting to break the current World Record (BLDSA) for the fastest time to swim Lake Windermere - 11 miles end to end! The Current Record dates back to 1997, in a time of 3 hours 48. Excited for the challenge. See you there!
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Aug 3, 2021
    2nd acclimatisation session today 🇯🇵 @alicedearingx competing tonight at 10.30pm BST 👊🏼 with me the following day at the same time 🇬🇧💪 thanks for all the support so far, let’s go to war! ⚔️
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Jun 21, 2021
    Olympic Qualification🔥! So proud of what I’ve achieved, the risk I made moving my life to France 🇫🇷 to a foreign country, not speaking the language, fending for myself, made worst by the covid travel restrictions, making it impossible to see my family for 6 months at a time —
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    Jul 16, 2023
    10th in the World! 🌍🇯🇵 A fast and furious race from the start, but great to go one better than last year! Thanks for the support! 🇬🇧 See you on Tuesday for the 5km! 👀🫡
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Apr 16, 2024
    It’s official! I’m heading to Paris this summer to compete in my 2nd Olympic Games. 🇫🇷 A privilege to be able to represent my country on the biggest stage of them all. Thank you to everybody who has supported and contributed throughout my swimming journey.
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    Jul 31, 2021
    This girl! 🇬🇧🇫🇷🤩🥰 After disappointment in the individual, it takes a special quality and inner desire for success to be able to pick yourself back up and go again, having the most pivotal leg in getting that medal!
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Aug 4, 2021
    Race day! Catch it on the red button 🔴 on discovery or Eurosport at 10.30pm British Summer Time. Thanks for all the support messages! 🇬🇧💪 Amazing that this clip was 10 years ago on Blue Peter, tomorrow I compete in the marathon swimming at the Olympics 💪
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Feb 18, 2022
    New Start! 🇬🇧🔥 3 weeks ago I decided to return to the UK permanently and start a new chapter of my life which involved both swimming and studying at Loughborough University. I’m so grateful to all who helped me with my swimming in France. Memories I will cherish forever! 🥂😊
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Aug 1, 2021
    Olympic village here we go! 🇯🇵🕯🏙
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Oct 30, 2021
    Smaller overall week but a set to remember yesterday afternoon 🏊🏻‍♂️🥵📖 4x400m fly off 5.15 4x200m fly off 2.45 4x100m fly off 1.30 4x50m fly off 45 Now a weekend where I can’t lift my arms above my head 🤕
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Jul 21, 2021
    On the way ✈️ to 🇯🇵 blowing those Olympic Rings this morning on my last session before flying 🌬 #tokyobound
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Jul 24, 2021
    12 Days to go! 🇬🇧🏊🏼‍♂️🌊
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    Hector Pardoe
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    Mar 12, 2021
    First race of 2021 and first World Cup Tomorrow, 10km, let’s go! 🇬🇧💪🏼