A New Zealand swimmer has completed a gruelling swim across the English Channel to France - for the second time.
David Coleman of Devonport swam just over 19km from the Channel island of Alderney to France, finishing just before 7am (NZT) today.
Last year he swam from Jersey, a distance of nearly 29km.
He believed he was the first person to swim to France's coast from two different channel islands. Mr Coleman wore Speedos for the 6 hours and 40 minutes swim and believed he was the first person to swim the Channel from Alderney without a wetsuit.
"It was really really hard work. The toughest swim I've ever done," he said.