I'm taking on the Aspire Channel Swim 2018, swimming the distance of the Channel over 12 weeks to raise money for Aspire.

I love swimming and think it's a great way to exercise and de-stress.  I also think it's a really important life skill and I take my 1 year old daughter swimming every week. I am taking on this challenge because I want to improve my fitness and do something just for me, as a busy working mum.

I know I am lucky to have full use of my body and to be able to swim and others are not as fortunate, so I am hoping that by also raising some money for a worthwhile cause will spur me on!

Every eight hours someone is paralysed by a Spinal Cord Injury and Aspire provides the essential equipment, advice, housing and grants that spinal cord injured people need to live their lives independently. This is a big challenge, but the more I raise, the more of a difference I'll make, so please be generous!