Karl Bushby, from Hull, set off on his journey in 1998.
Karl Bushby plans to swim across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan, continuing his round-the-world challenge
According to his research, no-one has ever swam across the Caspian Sea - the biggest enclosed, inland body of water in the world.Backed up by a support boat, he will be joined in the water by two members of Azerbaijan's national swimming team. The swim will be "more strategy than brute force", he said, adding "the idea is to be in good shape by the end of each day, not a physical wreck".
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