On August 10th 2012 Dave Cornthwaite jumped into the Missouri River having never swum further than 100 metres in one go.

His team had never paddled on a big river but were right alongside him in a Mad River Canoe and on Lakeshore Stand Up Paddleboards.

58 days and 1001 miles later they reached St Louis, Missouri.

This is the story of a true adventure, some good old fashioned British grit, and how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things if they just say yes.

Artist and filmmaker Miguel Endara created a short film about Swim1000 to help us continue to raise funds for CoppaFeel!

If you haven't seen it already you can watch the film for free, here

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