You may or may not have heard that I’m swimming the English Channel as part of a 4 man relay w/c 24 September. My team consists of myself (Moralee),  Lemon (Niki) Watters (Nikki) and Gisby (Bridget) and our team name is Sea Breezers.

Originally I was going to complete this as a personal achievement but a number of people have asked to sponsor me so I have decided to make it for a worthy cause…. So please do donate if you wish! 

Without mentioning names, when I have mentioned that I’m only (yes only) swimming a quarter of the Channel the general response has been ‘oh so that will be easy then’ so I just wanted to let you know what I will be going through! 

·         It will take between 12 and 16 hours to complete

·         We will each swim for one hour then rest for three

·         Will have to compete with freezing temperatures – high chance of hyperthermia  - we will NOT be wearing wetsuits

·         Sea sickness

·         Wildlife – jelly fish, basking sharks

·         Sewage (won’t go into detail)

·         Busiest shipping lane in the world

·         Changeable tides

·         Changeable weather

·         Salt water – swollen tongue

·         Loss of taste for up to 10 days – for anyone who has ever met me and knows my love of food this is BAD!

·         Chaffing (again won’t go into detail!)

 

So it’s going to be quite tricky to say the least! 

I don’t have an exact day/ time for when I will be setting off – we will receive a call 12-24hrs hour prior to the swim (once the tide and weather is suitable) and told to head for Dover with Goose fat in hand. Will of course keep you updated on how I get on  and will send pictures once I have completed it.

 

Thank you in advance for your support. 

Moralee x