<p>As you may know back in 2010 shortly after the passing of my father, Caroline and myself lost our first child, Austin.&nbsp; We still live with the pain of this loss, but are moving on with our lives and now have a beautiful daughter in Emilia Rose.</p> <p>As you know I am a little on the heavy side, so in order to lose weight and&nbsp;pay a small tribute to Austin I will be swimming in all 5 of the Great Swim Series this year;</p> <p>*&nbsp;26th May Great London Swim (Docklands - 1mile)</p> <p>* 16th June Great East Swim (Suffolk - 2 miles)</p> <p>* 23rd June Great North Swim (Windermere - 1 miles)</p> <p>* 1st July Great Manchester Swim (Salford Quays - 1 mile)</p> <p>* 25th Aug Great Scottish Swim (Strathclyde - 2miles)</p> <p>I am looking to raise a minimum of &pound;100 per event (so &pound;500 in total) for Shine Charity who provide specialist support from before birth and throughout the life of anyone living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as to parents, families, carers and professional health and social care staff.</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page, and for any donations received.</p>