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The Belly Flops are a relay team comprising of Nick Glendinning, John Offenbach, Tom Merilion and Mike Bond. Sometime around the neap tide on August 26th we'll be attempting to swim across the English Channel. Something fewer people have done than climb Mt.Everest. We will swim across one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The two lanes going east and west have tankers loaded with cargo of all sorts. They're are crossed by lines of ferries and hovercraft heading north and south. It will be cold too, 16 degrees centigrade of sea, swell and swill. Wetsuits are not allowed, although in that curiously English way we'll be able to smother ourselves in goose fat. We'll set out from Shakespeare's Cliff near Dover, and hope to reach Cap Griz Nez around 35 Kilometers and 15 hours later. In January this year John Offenbach's youngest son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. A virus has effectively killed off his pancreas. The cells inside which normally produce insulin no longer do, and Joe, who is four years old, has to inject insulin three times a day, and prick his finger to take a blood test four or more times a day. As it stands he'll have to do this for the rest of his life. But the future is promising. With funding, research being carried out right now may actually find a cure for diabetes within the next ten years. The Belly Flops will raising money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. So please as usual, donate as generously as you can. We all thank you very much. Nick Glendinning, John Offenbach, Tom Merilion, Mike Bond. See our training day on the 'My Video' link opposite.
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well done guys. c'est superrrrr, non? i think tom's french has really improved too Donation by ed s on 11/09/09

 
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amazing effort. well done. glad to tip you over the £7000 mark. get in!! Donation by struan and sarah on 10/09/09

 
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Drag you didn't get to rub the seal fat onto each other. I thought that was the main point. Donation by Paul McNally on 10/09/09

 
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Good luck- what a great thing to do - I hope its not too cold. Donation by john pardue on 09/09/09

 
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Your Canadian fan club is in awe. Donation by Matt Williams on 09/09/09

 
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Fantastic, well done, are you swimming back... Donation by Sam Alex Alice Olly and Ben x on 08/09/09

 
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Well done Gents, especially Tom! Donation by Grainne Tiernan on 08/09/09

 
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wowser. well done Tom and crew. Respect! x Donation by Clare Connolly on 08/09/09

 
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Well done Tom! Donation by Joy and Alan on 08/09/09

 
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Donation by Nicolas Pollet-Villard on 07/09/09

 
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Enjoy the swim Donation by paul leone on 07/09/09

 
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Geraldine and Gary Donation by GARY OFFENBACH on 02/09/09

 
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you brave, mad fools - good luck Donation by andrew and joa on 02/09/09

 
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is it one lap or two? Donation by Peter Cross on 01/09/09

 
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We came back from holiday to find that your big splash was last week- I am assuming/hoping it all went well but whatever the outcome - really great ! Donation by Tom & Yvonne Jones on 31/08/09

 
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why get the ferry when you can swim. Good luck with it! Donation by john kilkenny on 31/08/09

 
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Je suis sûre que tu es aussi bon nageur que photographe ! Alors à l'eau ! Barbara Donation by soulié barbara on 31/08/09

 
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Good luck gentlemen. Hope the weather is kind to you. Donation by Steve on 30/08/09

 
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Go for it, catch me a fish, and dodge those ferries. Donation by Daf on 30/08/09

 
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Good Luck, Tom Donation by Daniela and Jirka on 29/08/09

 
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Well I know for a fact two of you are bonkers. Have to assume you all are. Good luck boys. x Donation by Trish Russell on 28/08/09

 
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Good Luck, good luck, good luck!! Lots and lots of love Em, Tone and kids xxxxx Donation by Emily Medley on 28/08/09

 
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