My name is Raquel Berry. I am 9 years old and from Leicester. 

I am raising money for a Leicester charity called Wishes 4 Kids (http://www.wishes4kids.co.uk) by swimming 100 lengths.

I swam 100 pool lengths non-stop equivalent to 2000 meters or 2 km on Friday 17th April 2015 in the University of Leicester pool (20 metres) at the Danielle Brown Sports Centre.  It took me around 40 minutes and swam in the presence of Mr Mark Simmons, who is supporter member of the charity and also employee at the Sports Centre.

I did this in memory of my friend Leah who passed away just over 3 weeks. She was 6 years old. She had been battling a rare form of cancer since the age of 2.  Leah is Maltese and had been sponsored from Malta to go to visit Disneyland in November last year. This memory will be treasured forever by her grieving family. 

I have decided to raise money for Wishes 4 Kids in her memory. It is a Leicester charity that grant wishes of terminally ill children. It is a wonderful cause to raise money and I want to replicate similar wishes to the other  local Leicester based  terminally ill children. 

Please support my cause. 

Thank you very much. Raquel.

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(this page has been created with assistance of Raquel's parents)