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I was very, very lucky because I started swimming when most of the landmarks in the world had not been swum.

Lewis Pugh

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Lewis Pugh
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 5
Advocate
Explorer
Lawyer
Swimmer
Plymouth (parish)
Lewis William Gordon Pugh
Lewis Gordon Pugh
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