Scott Gladman is swimming the Darling River to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinson's.
The 1,650km journey is in tribute to two friends who were diagnosed with the diseases.
He has almost reached his fundraising target of $150,000, with expectations of crossing the finish line in December.
Stroke by stroke, kilometre by kilometre, Scott Gladman has spent the past 72 days consecutively swimming down the Darling River in outback New South Wales.
The 64-year-old Victorian farmer has firmly set his sights on being the first person to swim the river from top to bottom as part of his "Fight the Current" campaign.
He and his support team are well past the halfway mark on their 1,650-kilometre odyssey.
Mr Gladman has even surprised himself by what he has achieved so far, having previously never swum more than 8 kilometres in a single stretch, a feat made all the more impressive by a heart scare in 2017 that required a triple stent.
"I'm not a great swimmer but, yeah, [I] love water," he said.
"I thought there'd be some stage where I hit a wall … get really sore or lots of aches and pains … but I've been really lucky, everything's been great."
His determination has been unsurprising to those around him including his wife, George Gladman.
