He also broke the record for the longest ocean channel swim previously held by Chloe McCardel.
[2] In September 2019, Bellamy completed the longest ocean channel swim on record, making the 151.7 km (94.3 mi) trip from Barbados to St Lucia in 56 hours and 36 minutes.
The previous record was held by Chloe McCardel who completed a 124.4 km (77.3 mi) trip approximately five years prior.
[3] Between 13 and 25 December 2019, Bellamy, along with five other men, (Fiann Paul, Andrew Towne, Colin O'Brady, Jamie Douglas-Hamilton, and John Peterson) rowed across the Drake Passage in a 29 ft (8.8 m) vessel, enduring freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and waves up to 30 ft (9.1 m) in height.
[4] The trip was documented in real-time by the Discovery Channel in a multi-platform series documentary called The Impossible Row.