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Raised so far: £10,585.00
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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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Good luck guys Donation by becky boulter 31/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope is warms up for you Donation by Pete Hemington 31/07/07  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck James S and the team!! Hope the weather is kind to you. Donation by Debbie Quinlan 31/07/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck! Donation by Janet Jones 31/07/07  

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In memory of Gloria. Donation by Margaret and Isabel 31/07/07  

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Good Luck Donation by Bernadette Moloney 30/07/07  

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Good luck guys! Donation by Steve Matthews 30/07/07  

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If you can brave the North Sea the the Channel will be no problem! Donation by Jess 28/07/07  

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Good luck everyone! Donation by Phil Conn 26/07/07  

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Good luck Nick - hope the weather is good to you! Donation by Aileen Reed 23/07/07  

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Donation by Rob Kelly 18/07/07  

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Thank God I didn't sign up! Good luck! Donation by Jill Walker 17/07/07  

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Good luck guys! Donation by Rashmi 17/07/07  

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I donated because Phill promised he'd complete WRAPs before doing the swim..... Donation by Graham Woolgar 16/07/07  

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Donation by Chris Fennell 16/07/07  

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From parishioners of St Boniface Church, Crediton Donation by Various 16/07/07  

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GOOD LUCK - AND FAIR WEATHER! Donation by Rychard Winslade 15/07/07  

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Donation by Iain & Sue 15/07/07  

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Good luck, Karen and Team. Enjoy your dip. Donation by David Siely 14/07/07  

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good luck to everyone involved Donation by lucy douglas 13/07/07  

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Loadsa luck :0) Donation by Kelly Nicholson 13/07/07  

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Good luck guys. Watch out for the jellyfish! Donation by Ben Gunn 12/07/07  

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Be very careful of big fish and large sea going machines. Good luck.x Donation by Caroline 12/07/07  

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Good luck James! Donation by Abi 12/07/07  

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All the best wishes!! Donation by justin arienti 10/07/07  

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Good luck! Donation by Mike Gutans 10/07/07  

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Thrash the water to a foam! Donation by Chris Hoy 09/07/07  

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Good luck. Hope the weathers good for you Donation by Sue Cureton 09/07/07  

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Karen, tremendous project which certainly deserves to raise £10K Donation by Georgie Marshall 08/07/07  

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