Thank you for your time and interest! Boris Swam the Channel in 14 hours and 24 minutes!
He swam non-stop and was truly amazing. We all felt privileged to witness such an outstanding achievement first hand. The conditions were shocking for a while, with massive swell and high winds, but he just kept swimming.
Boris landed on Sangatte beach joined by Sophie (recent Channel Swimmer), Ante (Olympic Rower for Croatia and Stroked Oxford Blue boat this year), Michal (Polish International rower and Oxford rower this year) and Vanessa (!), who all swam ashore with him -200m The French lady on the beach thought we'd all done the whole thing, which was rather pleasing.
We have had a few philosophical discussions about the point of this challenge and I hope you will agree it is a good opportunity to raise money for a very worthy cause. The Willow Foundation is an amazing charity that provides very personalised special experiences for adults with life-threatening conditions.
To give you an idea of what they do: a Mum desperately wanted one more Christmas with her kids but it was Summer and she was dying. So Willow wrapped the presents, decorated the Christmas tree and covered the garden in man-made snow. Please look at their website for more details of the wonderful joy and happy memories they provide to so many families facing everyone's worst nightmare.
Please sponsor Boris now and give meaning to his madness!
Best wishes and many thanks,
Vanessa Impey and Boris Mavra
PS: Donating directly:
If you would prefer to give directly, rather than through the website, please send any cheques made payable to The Willlow Foundation with Boris written on the back, to 13 Lonsdale Rd SW13 9ED
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Raised so far: £7,240.00
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Well done Donation by Misho Ravic on 03/10/09 |
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well done boris. amazing effort. Donation by Tom Anderson on 22/09/09 |
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Truly remarkable, Boris! Donation by Andrea Badelt on 20/08/09 |
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Kakav fantastican poduhvat Borise, bravo! Donation by Ivana Raonic & Milos Tipsarevic on 13/08/09 |
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And there was I thinking you just did websites... Donation by Hilary Spivey on 07/08/09 |
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Well Done Borris, Whats Next? Donation by Mark Impey on 05/08/09 |
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Fantastic! What a great effort! Donation by Ginny Clowes on 05/08/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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I've only just been forwarded the emails - that's amazing - well done to the whole team! Becky xx Donation by Rebecca Ryan on 04/08/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Bravo! Donation by Peter Bullett on 02/08/09 |
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Donation by Anonymous on 01/08/09 |
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bravo borise! Donation by branka van roon on 01/08/09 |
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Well done Boris and Vanessa Donation by Martin Impey on 01/08/09 |
£25.00 |
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Well Done! its absolutely amazing :-) Donation by Georgina Impey on 30/07/09 |
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well done Boris - an incredible feat! x Donation by ben and glynis trenouth on 30/07/09 |
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Congrats Boris, truly remarkable!!! Donation by Uros Vukicevic on 30/07/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic - well done Boris on swimming the Channel !!!!!! Donation by Philip Barnes on 30/07/09 |
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respect. An achievement of a lifetime Donation by Ben Molyneux on 30/07/09 |
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Well done. Inspirational Donation by Robert Anderson on 30/07/09 |
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid |
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Respect!!! Donation by Tony Bickford on 30/07/09 |
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Anonymous on 30/07/09 |
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Congratulation, amazing achievement! Donation by Ljupka on 30/07/09 |
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Many congratulations! Have a good rest now you're back on dry land! Donation by Susan Verghese on 30/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Robert Impey on 30/07/09 |
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Svaka ti cast Borise!!! Donation by Mirjam van Roon on 29/07/09 |
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Well done Boris Donation by Peter Robinson on 29/07/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £4,686.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £2,554.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £7,240.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,160.64 |
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