Hector Pardoe set to be stung into action
Don’t tell Hector Pardoe about the six-foot, 450lb jellyfish that have been flooding the coasts of Japan in their millions in recent years as a consequence of climate change.
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The Wrexham 20-year-old, who will contest the 10km open water swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics, has had to overcome his fear of the translucent giants in order to carve a successful career away from the pool.
In fact Pardoe, who won the men’s Olympic qualifier in Setubal last month to confirm his place, has revealed it almost put him off heading into the water at all.
Pardoe recalled: “When I qualified I got a load of messages, and one was from a boy I used to train with when we were about 12 years old.
