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Jamie's Zim Swim
£4,381.00 raised of £3,000.00 target
103 donations
My Target:
£3,000.00
£4,381.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/JamieDrysdale-ZimSwim
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My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my page. I am going to attempt to swim the channel in a relay team in late July. It is known as the Everest of swimming challenges appropriately enough given the comparative likelihood of success! For further details click 'Read More'. I'm doing this for the Zimbabwe Rural Schools Development Programme of which I'm a trustee. As the name suggests we raise cash for building and kitting out schools. I last went out to Zimbabwe a year ago. You can see a short video from this trip to give a flavour for what we do through the link on the left or click on our homepage. Thank you very much for your support!
The Stats - successful completion of events
London triathlon 2010 - 99.5% London marathon 2009 - 98.5% Kilimanjaro Summit 4400m 2010 – 90-95% Everest base camp 5500m 2010 - 90% Channel swim 2008-2010 in a relay – 25-30% Everest summit 8800m 2008-2010 – 20-30% More detail on what I'll be doing
1. Channel swim (July 23rd-29th):
I will be crossing the channel in a team of six taking turns to swim one hour legs. The major challenges here are: - The temperature: The channel will be anywhere between 13-16 degrees Celsius on the day. Normal pool temperature is 25-28 degrees. No wetsuits are allowed which makes recovery from the cold the most critical factor to success. - The swell: A relatively flat day will see waves of 2-3 feet in the middle of the channel. More on a windy day. The Channel is the busiest stretch of shipping lanes in the world which creates a fair amount of chop as well. - The tides: In a straight line it is 21 miles tip to tip but due to the tides we will be swimming in along an S-Curve anywhere between 24 and 30 miles on the day. - Swimming in the dark: We are likely to start the day at about 4-5am before sunrise. Our target is to cross in less than 14 hours which will mean my swimming 3 one hour legs. We have a window of one week from 23-29 of July due to variation in weather, tides and waves.
2. Enduro challenge (August 26th-August 30th): If we are unsuccessful in our crossing or unable to make it in the window I will take part in the Enduro challenge (if selected for the team that Accenture is entering). This is a triathlon relay from London to Paris in a team of six. This includes running a relay to Dover in stages of 10km, the channel swim as above and a cycling relay to Paris in stages of 30km. This is an annual race that Accenture are putting a team in for the first time. We are up against lots of competitive types from the world of capital market - UBS, Credit Suisse etc - so it it is being taken pretty seriously!
In case that I can't do either of the above two events - which is possible given the dependency on conditions - I will complete a half ironman over the bank holiday weekend. A swim of 2km (easy!), a bike ride of 98km and a half marathon to finish.
My gallery 2
My charity
Zimbabwe Rural Schools Development Programme
Charity Registration No. 1085718
ZRSDP aims to help schools in rural Zimbabwe. By working with our local contacts in Zimbabwe, we direct our funds where we believe they will have the highest impact, providing materials for communities to build classrooms and furniture. Our hope to improve the learning environment in some of the poorest areas of the country.
Donations 103
Jamie, good luck and have a successful swim. Mark, Jane and Katie
Donation by Mark Dobell on 20/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
good luck jamie
Donation by emily andrews on 20/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck....I'm sure it will be easier than swimming in Dorney?! Watch out for the Tankers!?
Donation by Ben Young on 20/07/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
good luck JD
Donation by james easen on 20/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck! Fambai Zvakanaka
Donation by Sonja and Al Mitchell on 19/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
I'd prefer to be sailing across with a bottle of veuve in hand, but each to his own...good luck!!
Donation by Matt Cattee on 19/07/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
You are completely bonkers but that's part of the charm, that and a flippin' good cause. This should push you over the £2k mark :-) good luck Ax
Donation by Angela Armstrong on 18/07/11
£11.00
+ £2.75 Gift Aid
good luck to you all!Love from Ro & Peter xx
Donation by rosemary simpson on 18/07/11
Wow - what an adventure. Good luck!
Donation by Emily Morgan on 17/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Fingers crossed for the weather and the tides! Best of luck
Donation by Tom Merry on 15/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck you crazy fool
Donation by Clare Southwell on 12/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Watch out for the jellyfish and the ships-good luck
Donation by Mary Ann and Ian Lumsden on 12/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Admit it Jimbob, you just want to smear yourself in goose fat.
Donation by Duncan & Viks on 11/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck and I hope Alice is standing by with a hot towel and brandy (or whatever). Nick
Donation by nick parker on 11/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Jamie - really good luck. Hope you are piling into all the naughty food to make sure you have enough blubber on you to stay warm...say hi to France!
Donation by Aleksandra Green on 11/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good swiming - under 10 hrs. now !
Donation by Hamish & Libby McGregor on 10/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck
Donation by Charles Leigh-Pemberton on 09/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Swim like Nemo Jamies!!!! KJxx
Donation by Karen Berry on 08/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Jamie...you mental!
Donation by Christopher Southwell on 06/07/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
I think you're mad, but good luck and avoid the sharks!
Donation by marc kavanagh on 06/07/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jamie. Great effort
Donation by David McGaughey on 05/07/11
Good luck big boy. I volunteer Alice to give you a body shave to save those precious seconds.
Donation by Oliver Morse on 05/07/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Shotgun not rubbing in the goose fat!!!
Donation by James & Alexandra Ellvers on 05/07/11
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
In the words of William Wallace 'every man dies, not everyman really lives'. A life less ordinary Jamie, good luck!
Donation by Anon on 04/07/11
Stay clear of those ferries, best of luck x
Donation by Louise Abram on 03/07/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£3,936.00
- Offline donations£445.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£4,381.00
- Gift Aid£946.50
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