Raised: 73%
Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,100.00
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My story

 

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page and for considering sponsoring me to swim in a three person relay across the English Channel this summer. It is incredibly kind of you to consider donating money to KEEN by sponsoring me in this swim. KEEN do fantastic work for children with learning disabilities.  They regularly arrange activities and outings for the children, which allow then to run around, get some exercise and have lots of fun, and anything that you can spare would be very welcome.

The Solo Wannabees started their swim at 3am on Tuesday 14th July, with Kat Baker taking the first leg in the dark, followed by me, followed by Dom Pickett, all under the guidance of our wonderful pilot Paul Foreman and his crew.  We continued in this order, doing one hour rotations, giving us just two hours' of recovery time between swims.  Conditions were fairly calm at first with water temperatures around 16C/61F, however, about four hours in the sea became quite rough, and several people on the support boat were seasick.  The waves made moving forward a bit of a challenge and meant that when a swimmer tried to breath it was sometimes a lottery as to whether they would get a mouthfull of air or seawater.  We also ran into several jelly fish whilst swimming.  Each swimmer did four complete one hour swims.  Kat did a fifth one hour swim, and I then landed us in France 25 minutes into my fifth swim, giving us a total time of 13 hours and 25 minutes, covering a distance of just over 30 miles.  As we landed we were greeted by a crowd of French holiday makers who were so friendly and congratulated us on the swim. 


Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: KEEN will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.


So please sponsor me now!
Many thanks for your generosity and support.

Andy.

Well done!! I thought your early morning dips in the Serpentine were crazy enough, but swimming the Channel is just off the scale! Donation by Rosalind 13/10/09  

£10.00

Well done to you all! A great achievement! Donation by Michael Pitt 13/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

well Done! Donation by Michael and Isobel 06/08/09  

£25.00

Congratulations! Donation by Graeme 03/08/09  

£10.00

Congratulations Donation by Guy Robson 27/07/09  

£10.00

Congrats!! Donation by The Squires 26/07/09  

£50.00

Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

So when's the proper solo swim? Donation by Alex and Katy 21/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Congratulations!! Donation by Kim Smith 21/07/09  

£50.00

Congratulations mate Donation by Dan Joseph 20/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Phillip Morgan 19/07/09  

£10.00

Will be thinking of you, you're an absolute superstar xxx Donation by Georgina Knott 16/07/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

All the very best, a brilliant charity to keep you swimming. Donation by Elspeth 15/07/09  

£10.00

Best wishes Donation by Pat Chapman 13/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Lisa Griffiths 09/07/09  

£20.00

Good luck Donation by Margaret 07/07/09  

£10.00

You are clearly totally crazy. Respect due! Donation by Lawrence Moon 07/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Andy, hope the sun shines! Donation by Sarah Flatters 07/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Andrew Donation by Nancy Coope 02/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Best of Luck and Warmer Water! Donation by Diane Morain 02/07/09  

£60.00

Representing Estonia on your international donors board! Good luck! Donation by Kris-Stella 28/06/09  

£25.00

Stay warm and good luck. Donation by Brian McLean 23/06/09  

£100.00

Science Alliance stands strong! :) Good luck! Donation by Alex May 12/06/09  

£50.00

Look out for cruise liners -- give your folks a wave! Donation by Tony Fisher 25/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Make the fish jealous they don't have your guns! Donation by Adam and Kelsey 12/05/09  

£75.00

Cheering you on from Iowa! Donation by Tom and Lorraine 06/05/09  

£100.00

Good luck! Donation by Whitney! 06/05/09  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Stella Rotenberg 27/03/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Keep afloat Donation by Christine and Adrian Roberts 27/03/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy 15/03/09  

£10.00
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