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Dear all,

I made it! 
The support team (Mum, Dad and brother Henry) fed me with hot porridge in the morning and we got ourselves down to the start line to find a few hundred people hopping around trying to get into wetsuits and cramming themselves full of energy bars. After changing in a nearby field and pulling on my red swimming hat we were off, plunging into the water like ducklings and trying to catch our breath as the cold hit us...
After ten minutes the river wound its way quietly through forest. Unable to see through the murky water I swam into the odd submerged tree and collided with some of my fellow swimmers... but I got into my stroke and 4k came by fairly quickly. By 6k I was getting cold and needed to step it up to stay warm then arrived at the 8k feeding station. Again like ducklings, red hats bobbed around a dingy and were fed lucozade and chocolate biscuits. The support team was on the bank and it was great to see them waving and encouraging me on. At the end of the race we swam amongst the boats in the harbour and then, rather undignified, had to wade with wobbily legs through mud and silt to reach the finish line!
Apart from some savage wetsuit rub I'm still intact, and recommend the swim hugely to whoever would like to give it a go! Thanks partly to the tide I did it in 2hours 8mins.
A huge thank you to everyone who's donated to Freedom From Torture, and a final call for anyone who would like to support victims of torture who are being treated here in the UK. I'll be closing the account at the end of this weekend - so jump on this link before you forget!
http://www.justgiving.com/Fergus-Dingle
All the best,
Fergus

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Phenomenal Fergmeister! Huge congratulations. An awesome achievement. Donation by Brodie Ross on 01/10/11

 
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Vanessa Anderson takes top spot for most generous donation! Thanks Vanessa!! Donation by Fergus Dingle on 28/09/11

 
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Well done Fergus! Rather you than me!! Donation by virginia Gayner on 21/09/11

 
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So impressive Fergus! Well done xx Donation by Emily Morgan on 20/09/11

 
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Dude you are one of life's winners! Well done! You in yr wetsuit brings back happy Polzeath memories. Hope the rash clears up soon... Donation by Harry Lloyd on 20/09/11

 
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Well done big man. Lots of love. Donation by Alex Protherough on 20/09/11

 
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Well done mate, very impressed! Donation by Harry Vere Nicoll on 20/09/11

 
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Donation by Charlotte Pitt on 20/09/11

 
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Well done Ferg! x Donation by Kate Corry on 13/09/11

 
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....just how fast was the tide going?? Did you do any swimming??? Donation by Paul Katis on 08/09/11

 
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Donation by Marie Jackson on 05/09/11

 
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For some reason JustGiving halved my donation. So I've donated twice. That makes me twice as good as everyone else. Donation by Euan Preston on 04/09/11

 
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Donation by Euan Preston on 04/09/11

 
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Great cause and mean challenge ferg - good luck! Donation by Matt Jerwood on 03/09/11

 
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The very best of luck Fergus - we shall be thinking of you! Caroline and Bernard Donation by caroline cazenove on 02/09/11

 
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Good luck mate. I'm expecting to see the whole thing on Sky Sports 93. Strap a GoPro to your head!!! John Donation by John Ross on 01/09/11

 
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I was compelled by your big blue eyes. Nuff respect! Donation by Rick Barber on 01/09/11

 
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Best of luck little brother. You're a fish! Swim fishy, swim! Donation by Jamie and Antonia on 31/08/11

 
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Good luck Fergus! Donation by Ed Kevill-Davies on 31/08/11

 
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Good Luck! Donation by darren finch on 30/08/11

 
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So brave, so mad ! Good luck Fergus - from Clare Matheson, mum's bookclub Donation by Clare Matheson on 29/08/11

 
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Donation by James Edgar on 26/08/11

 
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Swim like the wind! xxx Donation by Hattie Chamberlin on 26/08/11

 
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good luck!! Donation by Marika Chaplais on 26/08/11

 
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Thank you for swimming for us Fergus & for the amazing video you made of our work. It makes a real difference to survivors of torture living in the UK Donation by Helen Nickols on 26/08/11

 
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