What Ross Edgley has said about Swim around Iceland

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 20, 2026

Ross Edgley, British ultra-marathon sea swimmer, sports scientist, television personality and author, has been quoted on Swim around Iceland 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on October 20, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Edgley says the hard deadline of his son's birth drove him to finish the Iceland swim despite hazards, arriving three days early.

    “I'm not not being back for the birth of my son. And I made it back, like I said, by three days”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2568 - Ross Edgley (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 49:30

  • Edgley argues that his long swims are limited by connective tissue failure rather than aerobic capacity, justifying his muscular build.

    “This swim isn't gonna stop because of my VO2 or lactic threshold. It's gonna stop because something tears”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2568 - Ross Edgley (Oct 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:09

Episodes

  • #2568 - Ross Edgley

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 20, 2026 · 2 h 50 min

    Joe Rogan and endurance swimmer Ross Edgley discuss his extreme swims around Loch Ness, the Yukon and Iceland, endurance neuroscience, MMA, ADHD, creatine and regenerative therapies.

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