Ex-Swimmer Wins World's Strongest Man Title

Eddie Hall, a former swimmer, has been crowned the World's Strongest man of 2017. Get all of the details and watch him tear up a 50 freestyle at 420 pounds here.

Jun 13, 2017

Ex-Swimmer Wins World's Strongest Man Title

We've featured Eddie Hall a time or two on FloSwimming, but this time might be the best reasoning yet. The former youth swimming record holder took the title of World's Strongest Man this year and has now set his sights on yet another sport.

FloElite Release: World's Strongest Man 2017 took place this past week in Botswana and while there was no live stream, we've been lucky enough to spot some coverage here and there. According to the unofficial scoring, Eddie Hall has won World's Strongest Man 2017!

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Joining Eddie Hall on the podium is Hafthor Bjornsson in second place and 2016 World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw in third. Here are some of the performances which earned Eddie Hall is first WSM title, courtesy of Kalle Beck of Starting Strongman:

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Here's a video of Eddie Hall Swimming at a staggering estimated weight of 420lbs...

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