On July 9th, Alfie, Lizzie and Mark are taking on Windermere - England's longest lake!! They are braving 16.5 km/10 miles of swimming in ice cold water in aid of the Emily Ash Trust. 

As a result of the global pandemic, The Emily Ash Trust has not been able to run their usual fundraising events. The amazing and life changing experiences they provide have become more challenging to deliver during these times.

Consequently, Alfie, Lizzie and Mark want to use this epic swim as an opportunity to raise as much money as possible for the charity. This will help The Emily Ash Trust get back to what they do best, creating life changing experiences for children and their families battling cancer.

If you want to find out more about the charity 

- https://www.emilyashtrust.co.uk/

Training has been a lot more challenging than anticipated due to closure of pools and lakes throughout the lockdowns and they have been left with less than 3 months to train for the Marathon Swim. Alfie, Lizzie and Mark have been dipping in wheelie bins, running round Richmond and now swimming like mad men to prepare for the challenge!! We've been kindly supported by SwimSecure throughout our training by publishing our blogs and providing us with equipment such as brilliant Tow Floats.

If you want to read about how we've been training

 - https://alfieandlizzietakewindermere.blogspot.com/ 

- https://swimsecure.co.uk/blogs/stories

Follow our training journey on Instagram

- @alf_liz_swim