Dean Summers becomes first man to swim from Newcastle to Sydney

A 64-year-old Australian man has broken a major record, becoming the first man to swim from Newcastle to Sydney unassisted. Long-distance swimmer Dean Summers completed the 95km swim in 31 hours. “I’ve recovered well because I trained well,” Mr Summers told Sky News Australia. “It’s just been a really successful endeavour. “I’m really happy with it.” Mr Summers took on the challenge to draw back attention to Australian long-distance swimming.