On 28th August I will be swimming Windermere, 11 miles without a wetsuit, to raise money for Islastones foundation. This is the first time I have ever done anything like this. I have been training throughout the winter and spring months in open water, where the temperatures have sometimes been as low as 6 degrees. Below is the reason why. 

Isla Tansey, a 7-year old girl from Hinckley, she was diagnosed with DIPG in October 2017. She & her family started a phenomenal worldwide stone decorating movement called #Islastones in March 2018. which brings communities together worldwide. Sadly, Isla passed away on 10 July 2018. Isla’s family wants to share and raise awareness of this untreatable childhood cancer as there is very little funding into this area of research despite 80% of cases of all brain tumours being in children between the ages of 5-9 years.