Rob Lea, the first person to complete the "Double Seven," describes his Molokai swim as a near-death experience that left him with fluid in his lungs and failing muscles. He officially completed the historic feat, climbing the Seven Summits and swimming seven iconic ocean channels, in June 2026.
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“But I literally thought I was like drowning out there. My heart was beating so hard, it felt like it was beating out of its chest, and I was, uh, I also had what's called rabdo, where basically your muscles start failing and releasing toxins into your body.”
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