As if swimming 140 miles was not enough, his main challenge was living though "Thames Tummy", which is the diarrhoea and vomiting caused from the famously unclean waters of the Thames river. A lot of the Thames pollution is from sewage. Yuck!
David is famous in England for his BBC comedy show "Little Britain" in which he plays a myriad of characters. He looks great in his swimming outfits, he is in great shape, obviously. But most people know him as his alter egos on "Little Britain". For instance, he plays the extremely conservative church lady who gets sick when confronted with today's "liberal" social norms. She doesn't just get sick - she uncontrollably projectile vomits on the naive "liberal" victims.
I am sure that was thinking about the church lady while he was vomiting while swimming in the Thames. I wonder if this will change his future portrayal of the character?
"Little Britain" is available for instant play on netflix. Go to http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Little_Britain/70140407?trkid=2361637. Caution! Some of it is raunchy! The Brits like it that way.
You may wonder "Where is the source of the Thames?" It is called Thames Head, about one mile north of Kemble, near Circencester in Gloucestershire.
Houses of Parliament, where he swam to:
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