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Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas couldn't actually swim in February of Later that year he took on & completed Ironman Wales in a swim time of.

Coach Gareth Thomas has over 28 years professional experience of coaching and guiding endurance athletes Triathlon, Cycling, Running and Swimming.

Former rugby player Gareth Thomas also became an ironman.

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The year-old spent years coaching hundreds of triathletes and swimmers in his home city of Cardiff and even mentored rugby legend and tri.

Former rugby player Gareth Thomas also became an ironman.!

Cardiff coach does 21-mile endless pool swim for charity

Dave Tonge is used to supporting others. The 38-year-old spent years coaching hundreds of triathletes and swimmers in his home city of Cardiff and even mentored rugby legend and tri newbie Gareth Thomas to successfully conquer Ironman Wales in September.

But with his coaching business on pause due to Covid-19, Dave turned his focus to a 21-mile solo test in his own endless pool to raise funds for NHS charities.

Why did you decide on a 21-mile swim in an endless pool?

Part of my swim business is one-to-one coaching in an endless pool, but after the announcement that swimming pools would close, we followed suit and shut down on 20 March.

But I was still swimming in my pool every day, just plodding along, and starting to increase the volume and with all the inspiring stories on the news such as Captain Tom [Moore], [former Welsh rugby star] Shane Williams and [Tour de France winner] Geraint Thomas doing mammoth bike ride