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The Team so far....Stewart Rush, Lesley Zimmerman, Craig Robinson, Andrew Baxter, Sandy Simpson, Rory Fitzgerald, Liz Dilley, Erika Cule, Lisa Stansbie, Kate Robarts, Lesley Cook, Jeremy Storr, Nick Duce, Barry Slater, Emma France, Simon Joyce, Phil Sears, Oliver Steed, Nicola Latty, Graham Hardie, Barrie Walker, Raoul Downey, Dusan Svoboda, Catherine Reeds, Kimberley Broughton, Julia Horning, Richard Lawrance, Terry Wright, Jane Asher...

 

On the 4th Oct '08 at the Wycombe Sports Centre, each competitor is going to attempt to swim 1 mile on the hour, every hour, for 24 consecutive hours! Burning between 8000 and 11500 calories each, equivalent to 15 roast dinners hence sustaining food intake and keeping it down is going to be a further essential challenge!

 

With each individual person swimming further than the English Channel, we're also hoping that during this mammoth challenge we claim ourselves a new world record - that of 'covering the most miles by a team in any one 24 hour period' - 480 miles!!! Come along and support us. It should be a great day!

 

We hope to make A LOT of money for ACTION DUCHENNE and for this to be a national event every year.


THE EVENT:

Saturday 4th October 2008

Starting at 9am for 24 hours!

High Wycombe Sports Centre

Marlow Hill
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 1TJ
United Kingdom
 


WHAT IS DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder caused by an error in the dystrophin gene. The condition causes progressive muscle weakness as the muscle cells break down and die.

 

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare condition. About 100 boys are born with the condition in the UK each year and there are about 1,500 boys with the disorder living in the country at any one time.


Duchenne muscular dystrophy, named after the doctor who first studied this specific condition in the 1800s, mainly affects boys, with extremely rare exceptions.

Most affected boys show the first symptoms when they are aged between one and three. The features include:

* being unable to run or jump as well as their peers
* a difficulty climbing stairs
* a difficulty getting up from the floor

As they get older and the condition progresses they may be unable to walk as far or as fast as other children, occasionally even falling down. Some boys may also have learning and/or behavioural difficulties which start to show at this stage.

 

WHY ACTION DUCHENNE?

Action Duchenne (Formerly PPUK) exclusively funds research for a cure and promotes campaigns for better medical care for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is so severe that young men are totally paralysed by late teens and die young from respiratory or heart failure. Your donations and support will help us end this tragic waste of young lives.


PLEASE SUPPORT US AND HELP SAVE OUR KIDS LIVES!


YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Good luck to you all. Don't give up!!! Donation by Deb was once 10/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Kim! Go Girl! Donation by Joy Sutherland 10/09/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

What an amazing man you are. Donation by Anna Louise Tuckwood 08/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best Wishes, hope you do it. Donation by Vivienne Norcott 08/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by joseph speight 05/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Dusan- plenty of goose fat Old Lad! Donation by Mark and Charlotte Ludiman 05/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Kim! Donation by Rowena 05/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You're all amazing! Good luck team! Donation by Hannah Meikle 05/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Waxing donation!....ha ha ha (evil laugh) Donation by Lisa Stansbie 04/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hey Kim, swim like a fish!!! Good Luck x Donation by Kate Pitchforth 04/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Dusan Donation by Hywel Smith 04/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Libby & Andy 01/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck Kate, it's a great cause Donation by Mark Winter 31/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Kate! Know you can do it and what a worthy cause x Donation by Chris Chadwick 30/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck to Kate, and everyone Donation by Stephen Jay 29/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck everyone! (this is from some CDs I sold at work and said would donate money to AD - hopefully more to come from this). All the best, Simon Donation by Simon Joyce 29/08/08  

£22.00

la suerte buena Liz Donation by terry hardwick 28/08/08  

£10.00

Kate - good luck when you swim, humm a tune with a good even beat in your head to make it to the end! Donation by Bryn Hughes 25/08/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I think its fantastic what your doing. I'm a lover of swimming and want to find a charity in which to raise and swim for? Can you give me some advice? Donation by Gabriella Gordon-Watson 17/08/08  

£5.00

Good on ya! You changing cozis in the pool? Bet you would get more cash!! Good Luck x Donation by Penny Marriott 16/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck x Donation by Victoria Pettitt 14/08/08  

£30.00

If you can handle the Thames, you can handle anything! Donation by Hannah Brown 12/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck everyone, you can do it! Donation by Mike Russell 06/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All those early mornings at Warrington Baths will be helping with this disease! Good Luck, Lesley! Donation by Catherine Gellatly 05/08/08  

£10.00

Donation by Rob Dewing 05/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

wishing you the very best of luck Stewart Donation by Jo F 04/08/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

best of luck to you all Donation by Rita & Dave Fountain 04/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Just promise not to puke in the pool, ok? Good luck Cat! Donation by Laurence Coleman 02/08/08  

£48.00 + £13.54 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Karen Holt 31/07/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

£1 a mile for Nicola Donation by Andrew Walster 29/07/08  

£24.00 + £6.77 Gift Aid
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