Hector Pardoe - King of the Lakes

Hector Pardoe - King of the Lakes Documentary

A documentary following two times Olympic swimmer, Hector Pardoe as he takes on the longest lakes in each home nation all within 24 hours - Loch Lomond (Scotland), Lake Windermere (England), Lake Bala (Wales), and attempting to become the first person in the world to ever achieve this 3 Lakes Challenge.

Client: Hector Pardoe @hectorpardoe
Director, Producer, Editor: Jonny Wong @jonnyjjw
Camera Op: Tom Ip @ipwaihen

“Turning on your back to eat a Mars bar in the middle of Loch Lomond at 2am in the morning and staring up at the stars…

…That’s open water swimming for you.”

Stills by Tom Ip

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