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Apparently he's raging, as they picked him up just before he completed a world record 2-way crossing.
But seriously, this is a weird one. Anyone still alive after 8 hours is not simply mentally ill or drugged up, they clearly have some background in swimming. But if you know anything about Channel swimming, you know that trying without a pilot is pretty suicidal. You need someone reading the tides, weather, traffic, timings etc, as well as a crew to ensure you are fed and watered.
Chances are he either swam out into the Channel for a couple of hours, realised his mistake and swam back towards land or, more likely, he got caught up in the tide and taken up towards Goodwin Sands and then swept back down.