<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;">I did it!!!!!! </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;">23 Miles Completed! </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;">Last mile 'smashed' in under 50 mins! </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;">Incredible support from Duncan Goodhew, ITV News, Western Daily Press, Wilts Gazette Herald, Star FM, BBC Radio Wiltshire and my wonderful family. It was a fantastic day! Wow!!!</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">About my Challenge:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">My name is Amy Pointer and I am 10 years old. My big brother is in the Army and may soon have to go and help the people of Afghanistan.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">He told me about a charity that carry out amazing work to help our brave soldiers who have been hurt whilst carrying out their duties.<br> The Charity is called 'Help for Heroes'.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Next summer, my Dad and some of his friends are going to swim across the Solent to the Isle of Wight to raise money for Help for Heroes. I am too young to take part in that, but I have been helping Dad with his training and like to swim with him even if sometimes it his hard to get up so early to go to the pool before I go to school.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">I have decided to take a swimming challenge myself. It will take me several weeks, as I will be attempting to swim 1455 lengths of Malmesbury pool. This is 23 miles. The length of Loch Ness in Scotland!! You can follow my progress here.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">I am attempting to raise &pound;500 for Help For Heroes and I hope that you will be willing to help me by donating any amount that you can manage.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Every penny counts!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Please help me help our heroes!!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">All my love,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;;">Amy xxx</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>