I'll be taking part in an English Channel Relay swim in summer 2023 with a great charity and team of people.  The relay team comprises six of us, swimming from Dover to France, with the swim taking 12 - 18 hours.

Drowning is a silent epidemic that claims an estimated 360,000 lives every year, many of them children. Many of the kids you see when on beaches and boat trips in the developing world just can't swim.  SwimTayka's mission is to give disadvantaged communities around the world access to swimming teachers who can not only provide the life skills of swimming, but create a legacy for today's children, who will grow up to teach the next generation.

For me, having spent the last decade or so splashing in the lukewarm waters of Singapore and Hong Kong, the real challenge here is going to be the COLD. I'll keep you posted as I attempt to open-water-swim through the winter in preparation for the relay in the summer.