Adam Wilkie has handed in his notice to focus on this endeavor. He is spending an entire year training to match the swimming time his late father set half a century ago. 11 seconds.
He has no athletic background, with his closest brush with sport at work being a standing desk. It remains unknown what his previous job or employer was, why he decided to undertake this mission now, or how he plans to support himself financially during the training year. Additionally, the exact swimming time his father set half a century ago has not been specified, and Wilkie's specific training regimen is unclear.