I was a former Royal Marine Commando that served for over 6 and half year. When i was medically discharged it affected me mentally but i didn't realise it at the time. Like many of us before me and still today we get lost and depressed in the Civilian word after leaving such a great regiment. This happened to me and i was diagnosed with PTSD, Depression and i had a nervous breakdown. Since i was put on anti depression medication and spoke to people it has helped. But in the past 3 years i wanted my own mind back. So i decided i needed something for myself to challenge me and that's when i started open water swimming. I trained hard for my first South African Robben Island crossing. Once i had finished the cold 7.4km swim to big bay the bug bit me and i knew this was my new lease on life and a start of a new challenge. I ended up swimming more Robben Island swims and decided to sign up for the amazing English Channel swim. Part of my training i decided to do a challenge for myself, seven Robben Island crossings in 7 days to raise funds for a local South African hero who lost his leg to a great white 15yrs ago but after a recent back operation he is now bed bound for life. I did the challenge in an average of 10.5 deg water and raised over 4000 pounds in 3 weeks for his family to look after him. Now it comes to my next challenge and that is my English channel swim in August 2022. This where i need the help as i live in South Africa and it has become so expensive for me to travel over, stay in dover and pay for the skipper that takes me on the swim. This is why i am asking if friends, family and supporters in the UK, SA and around the world could help me with some funding to get me to the UK, so that i can pay for my boat skipper would be amazing. I have many more swims around the world planned in my head and to save up for. But my main goal is for the awareness of depression in our military veterans leaving the armed forces and trying to adapt into the civilian world. There are number of issues we have and are still facing. Unemployment. Many veterans struggle to find work after they return home. ...Relationship with Themselves. Veterans do a noble thing by serving their country. ...Homelessness. ...Physical Handicaps. ...Poor Mental Health. Therefore it is and will be my mission to make everyone aware, for all veterans around the world including police, firefighters and professional sports personnel joining the civilian world. Thanks you