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Bunch of Swissies swim across the Channel

Chris Williamson is raising money for Mercy Ships

Participants: Cap'n Andy, Chris, Jerome, Jeremy

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Team Channel Swim · 19 August 2009

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RCN 1053055 (England & Wales), SC039743 (Scotland)
Mercy Ships brings free, life-changing surgeries to women, men and children facing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. We train healthcare professionals and build stronger medical services for everyone, creating change for decades to come. www.mercyships.org.uk

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During the week of 17 - 21 August (on a day to be decided by the weather gods), team "Bunch of Swissies" will attempt to swim across the chilly waters of one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world: the English Channel. The distance is 32km as the crow flies but the strong channel tides will ensure we have to swim much further than that. As well as putting in several hours in the water, each team member will have to deal with waves, jellyfish, ferries and the sight of the other team members applying goose fat to themselves while wearing nothing more than a pair of speedos.

 

Why would we do this to ourselves?

By crossing the English Channel, we are hoping to raise as much money as possible for the charity Mercy Ships which crosses oceans to provide medical and humanitarian services to people in Africa. Please do take a minute to read about the charity on this site. We hope that you will join us in supporting this worthy cause.

 

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FRENCH VERSION

Traversée de la Manche à la nage

Durant la semaine du 17 au 21 août – tout dépend de la volonté du Dieu Eole, le team « Bunch of Swissies » - composé de Chris (UK), Andrew (UK), Jerome (CH) et Jérémie (CH) - va tenter la traversée à la nage de la voie maritime les plus surchargée au monde : La Manche.

La distance à vol d’oiseau est de 32 kilomètres, mais les courants et marées rallongeront sensiblement la distance, jusqu’à 40 kilomètres. En plus de passer plusieurs heures dans l’eau, le team « Bunch of Swissies » devra affronter les vagues, les méduses, les requins, les ferries et l’horrible sensation de s’enduire de graisse d’oie pour lutter contre le froid, la température de l’eau n’atteint jamais vraiment les 18° Celsius en plein mois d’août, les combinaisons thermiques étant interdites par la très officielle organisation « Channel Swimming Association ».

Nos motivations

En traversant la manche, nous espérons lever autant d’argent que possible pour l’ONG « Mercy Ships », qui à l’aide de ses bateaux hôpitaux fournis des soins médicaux et humanitaires au service des populations les plus démunies. Merci de prendre quelques instants pour en savoir plus sur « Mercy Ships » sur ce site. http://www.mercyships.org/

Nous espérons que vous nous rejoindrez dans le soutien de cette cause en faisant un don ici.

 

Thank you for your support, Merci de votre soutien,

 

Andy, Chris, Jerome and Jeremy

 

Donation summary

Total
£3,615.02
+ £480.90 Gift Aid
Online
£3,615.02
Offline
£0.00

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