Red Bull Neptune Steps is returning to Glasgow in 2019 - and Ross Edgley is the first to sign-up
Press Release / 14.11.2018
A fortnight after becoming the first person to swim around mainland Great Britain, Ross Edgley has set his sights on another major goal: to win Red Bull Neptune Steps. Fresh from his 1782-mile odyssey, the adventurer is the first to sign-up for the open-water swimming and climbing challenge through 420m of icy-cold water and up seven canal lock gates.
Ross, who lugged a tree trunk around the Caribbean for a 100km swim last November and rope-climbed the equivalent height of Mount Everest in just 24 hours back in 2016, is excited to return to Maryhill Locks for the second year in a row. "The Great British Swim was 1,782 miles of swimming, completing 2.3million strokes across 157 days at sea, through dolphins, whales and stunning sunsets. But without doubt the best mile I ever swam was at the very end when 400 swimmers braved the cold, British, winter waters and swam the final mile with me. The atmosphere in the water was indescribable. This is why I love adventure swimming and the only other event I've experienced that comes close is Red Bull Neptune Steps."
A record 600 endurance athletes braved the three-degree swim-climb race in March this year with Scottish water polo international Jennifer Davis victorious in the women's race, claiming her second Red Bull Neptune Steps gold, whilst Welsh international swimmer Dan Jones triumphed in the men's edition, in his first ever open-water swim.
Red Bull today announced the UK's toughest open-water adventure race will return to Glasgow for the fifth year in a row on Saturday 23rd March 2019. Red Bull Neptune Steps will take place at Maryhill Locks in Glasgow and is open to men and women aged 16+. Entrants can sign-up from Tuesday 20th November at redbull.co.uk/neptunesteps
About Red Bull Neptune Steps
Red Bull Neptune Steps is an elite swimming endurance race through Maryhill Locks in Glasgow – which incorporates a 420-metre sprint swim, alongside eight climbs over each canal gate that the competitors encounter along the way. The event will start with 600 competitors, competing in waves throughout the day, and featuring separate female and junior competitions. The highest placed swimmers from each round move onto subsequent rounds and ultimately the semi-finals and finals. Each canal gate features a different aid which the swimmers use to climb up - including cargo nets, ropes, wooded ladders, rope ladders and a climbing wall. Red Bull Neptune Steps is held with the support of Scottish Canals. See ScottishCanals.co.uk or follow @ScottishCanals for more information.