Grandfather Of Three Becomes The Oldest Person To Swim The English Channel

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Allsopp, wearing a pink swimming cap, trains for the big day in an interview with BBC.

At 70 years and four months, retired surgeon Roger Allsopp became the oldest person to swim the English Channel today.

Allsopp swam the Channel from Dover in northern France in 17 hours and 51 minutes, beating the previous record set in 2004 by George Brunstad, the uncle of Matt Damon.   

"I've never been one to sit on my laurels. Retirement has been wonderful but I know how important it is to keep active in mind and body to live a healthy retirement and so I set myself physical challenges to ensure that I keep as fit and healthy as I can. This record-breaking swim will hopefully raise a large proportion of the £750,000 that is needed to fund cancer research. The great thing about this money is that it will all go direct to purchasing this technology," said Allsopp (via The Independent). 

This isn't Allsopp's first time at the rodeo. The grandfather of three became the oldest Briton to swim the Channel in 2006, at the age of 65. 

Here's what the grueling 21 nautical mile swim looks like:

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