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Team FP -  we are off at 4:30 am on wednesday morning (5th sept) please see the following website for live updateshttp://www.42mileswim.co.uk/

Thank you for visiting this fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

To help with this here is a little bit more information on what we are attempting to achieve:

The English Channel is approximately 21 miles or 35 kilometres  wide at its narrowest point (Shakespeare Beach, Dover to Cap Gris Nez, France). So for a 2 way swim we will be covering a minimum 42 miles between the 6 of us, but due to tides and the route we have to take this could be several miles further. We are hoping to achieve it in a time of around 24 hours which means each of us will be swimming for 4 hours in total, an hour at time, with a 5 hour gap in between each swim.

By the time of the event we will have been training for over a year and each of  us have on average swam 3-4 times a week to get up to a point where we can cover the distance in a pool with ease. Part of the risk of such a long event is if at any point a swimmer gets into difficulty and has to return to the boat the swim will be over, so there is obviously a considerable pressure on each of us not to let our other team mates down.

Apart from the distance itself we’ll need to negotiate various other problems along the way including, seasickness, jellyfish, strong tides, water temperatures around 15-18 C, swimming in the dark, the 600 or so boats that pass daily through the channel, and also whatever they decide to deposit  into the water!

If you’re interested the following links give you some more information on Channel swimming: 

CSA website-http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/

Channel swimming FAQ -  http://www.channelswimming.com/faq.htm

 

Thank you in advance for your support and also any money you do donate, we really do appreciate whatever you can give to this very worthwhile charity.  It is also worth saying that the first £3000 that is raise will be matched by the company we all work for.

 

Many Thanks 

Team FP - Jamie, Phill, James, Alan, Nick, James, Karen, Andrew

 

Please note:

Donations are accepted on the basis of our preparation for and attempt at the crossing. The pilot has final say on whether or not we can proceed, and this will depend on weather and tide conditions. Should the swim not take place for the above reason donations will still be made to the charity, as we will be unable to return your donations from this site.


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Well done guys - great effort Donation by Chris Gill 10/10/07  

£20.00

Fantastic team effort - congratulations Donation by Brian BUTTERLY 09/10/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done from The Hills Donation by Nick Gabriel 08/10/07  

£20.00

Well Done from Dave Jewison Donation by Jamie Page 03/10/07  

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Donation by LMLC, Crediton 03/10/07  

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well done James from and the rest of the team Donation by Claire and Jeremy 03/10/07  

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Welll done to James and the rest of the swimmers Donation by Pauline Goodwin 03/10/07  

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Well done to everyone involved. Donation by alison Robinson 01/10/07  

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Well done Nick Donation by Wendy 29/09/07  

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Well done from David Cooke Donation by Nick Gabriel 27/09/07  

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Well done! Donation by Nita, Crediton 27/09/07  

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Well done everyone! Donation by James Williams 26/09/07  

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various donations from fpit - well done & congratulations Donation by james stuart 26/09/07  

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Well done Jamie et al Donation by Stephen Wilkinson 24/09/07  

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No behalf of Jenny Radford. Donation by Alan Hancock 24/09/07  

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Well done all from Various Donation by Jamie Page 24/09/07  

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Donation by Jan, Tony & Kev 21/09/07  

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Well done everyone Donation by Joan Morse 21/09/07  

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Well done from Mum and Mark Donation by Nick Gabriel 21/09/07  

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Well done. Its an amazing achievement and I'm very proud of you all Donation by Catherine Powrie 14/09/07  

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