We are a team of parents whose children all go to the same school in Cranbrook, Kent and we are taking on The English Channel this weekend - Saturday 8 August 2020. It's brutal, cold and one of the toughest swims in the world you can do! 

The team is Chris Lovett, Andrew Harrow, Adam Warmington, Jof Straker-Roberts and Bruce Garrow.

The Swim: the English Channel is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, but we will be battling the tides, current and shipping lanes, so will be swimming much, much further than that (potentially up to 30 miles). The rules of channel swimming are strict, we must have one swimmer in the water at all times, with no assistance available other than the pilot boat, and we will be swimming day and night. No wetsuits are allowed, which means we will be swimming in cold water in just our speedos and making friends with the jellyfish. We’re aiming to complete the crossing in around 18+ hours, which will mean multiple swim legs per person until we reach France. See below for various updates and pictures on our progress.

Why: we are swimming to raise over £12k as a team for Aspire. Every four hours someone is paralysed by Spinal Cord Injury and Aspire provides the essential equipment, advice and housing, plus assistive technologies to allow people with spinal cord injuries to live their lives independently. Please be as generous as you can with your sponsorship no matter how big or small, the more we can raise, the more of a difference it will make.

Sponsorship: FYI - this is our team page where you can directly sponsor all of us as a team, or if you would prefer you can sponsor us individually as well:

• Chris https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chrislovett-channelswim
• Jof https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/JRAspireTazDevils
• Andrew https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/AndrewHarrow1
  
• Bruce https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Bruce-Garrow1
• Adam https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Adam-Warmington1