Olympic champ vows to take icy plunge if Iceland win Euros


  • Swimming
  • Thursday, 30 Jun 2016

Yannick Agnel of France swims in the men's 200m freestyle heats at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

PARIS (Reuters) - Olympic 200 metres freestyle champion Yannick Agnel has sparked mirth after vowing to swim all the way around Iceland if the Nordic nation's soccer team defy the odds and win Euro 2016.

Iceland, the smallest country ever to qualify for the tournament, face hosts France in the quarter-finals on Sunday, after sending England packing in the previous round.

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