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My story

 

We are one 13 + two 14year olds who swum the Channel from England to France in15 hours and 25 minutes on 25th September 2009, in aid of Hospice in the Weald as part of a six person relay team, for a worthy charity close to our hearts. This was an enormous challenge  for us all both mentally and physically, but something we were determined to do. It involved four months of ongoing training swimming across Dover harbour in preparation for us to swim in extreme conditions. We left  from a beach close to Dover at 3.10pm taking it in turns to swim 1 hour each all through the night arriving on a beach in France at 6.35am. We felt seasick, one of our team was stung in the face and side by jellyfish and  we were told they were bigger and more numerous than usual, we had very little sleep and on many occasions we did not want to get into the sea, but WE DID AND WE MADE  IT !

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Well done Tom and all of you!!! Donation by Christine Bezant 16/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Tom and everyone. Sorry it has taken us so long to donate! Donation by The Leathart Family 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations to you all a great achievement. Donation by Rohan Barnett 05/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

WELL DONE TOM :) knew you could do it.. xox Donation by Isabella Doe (& family) 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done !! Donation by Bunge 29/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Really proud of you Tom, thought of you all day at school on Friday....well Done! Donation by Jacky Hubbard 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wonderful achievement, congratulations to one and all. Beth you are inspiration to us all.........Lloyd Donation by lloyd vincent & friends 28/09/09  

£150.00

Well done Tom, it is so inspiring. From the Fearon Family (Lorcan) Donation by Caroline Fearon 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Tineke Jennings 28/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great stuff, and it goes to show anything is possible if you work towards it. Donation by Paul, Jack, Tom Pearce and family 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done! Donation by Angela Collins 27/09/09  

£15.00

Well done you lot. A fantastic achievement after all that hard training. Enjoy the glory! Donation by Julie Unitt 27/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations! What a fantastic achievement, I will be telling everyone at the Hospice Day Centre on Wednesday. Donation by Christine Turner 27/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Fantastic Tom We are all very proud of you, well done to you all Love Auntie Jo, Uncle Paul, Charlotte & Daniel XXXX Donation by Joanne Jackson 27/09/09  

£10.00

What an achievement! Well Done Tom and the rest of the team. Donation by Lisa, Garry, Joe & Cameron Stockton 27/09/09  

£10.00

Well done, Tom and Beth. Fantastic news to hear you have done it. From Hugo's Granny & Grandpa Donation by Sally and Christopher McGonigal 26/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well Done Beth Donation by Alex Gorman 26/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by John Hemmings 26/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope it goes well - just think of a big hot chocolate at the end of it! Donation by Sally and Alex 22/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Sadie Wigglesworth 22/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Tom and Beth! we wish you a very safe crossing. welldone for raising so much money for a great cause. Donation by Jamie and all the Youngs 14/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Diane Taylor 14/09/09  

£20.00

Love&Luck Beth, don't swallow too many fish or come back with webbed feet! :) AAC&Mxxxx Donation by CJ Clan 12/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck to both Beth and Tom!! Hope it is soon so that you can relax!! Donation by Philippa Marshall 12/09/09  

£20.00

All the best Tom. Donation by Michael Chan's mum 11/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Parkers 10/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wow Tom, could be this Saturday then. Watch out jelly fish! Very bonne chance to you, Beth and Alice from Hugo and all the Buchanans Donation by Hugo (Buch) 10/09/09  

£30.00

Good luck, Tom! Donation by Kathy Jenden 09/09/09  

£20.00

Donation by David Bishop 09/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck to you and well done! Best wishes from Hubert Ashton (Chairman of the Governors of The Judd School) Donation by Hubert Ashton 09/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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