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divdiv class=story-body readability=20 span class=story-date#13; span class=date11 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time07:39 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1A man has completed his attempt to swim from Land's End to John O'Groats. /p#13; pSean Conway, 32, from Cheltenham, left west Cornwall on 30 June bound for the far north of the Scottish mainland./p#13; pHe was attempting to become the first person to swim the route up Britain's west coast./p#13; pOn Monday, the 135th day of his venture, Mr Conway reached John O'Groats on the Caithness coast. He said it was the hardest thing he had ever done./p#13; pJust moments after emerging from the water, he said: It just shows that if you put your mind to something anything is possible./p#13; pThe hardest part was trying to deal with the weather, the cold and jelly fish in the face./p#13; pI had to grow this ridiculous beard to stop the stings./p#13; pNinety of the 135 days were spent swimming while the rest was time Mr Conway had to stay out of the water because of bad weather./p#13; #13; pSince 30 June, Mr Conway has swum 900 miles (1,448 km) and estimates that he has taken three million strokes in that time./p#13; pHazards on his journey have included jellyfish - he has been stung 10 times - swallowing sea water and feeling seasick./p#13; pIn past few weeks his jaw has been so cold he has been unable to chew solid foods and has had to have meals pureed./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center