BerkoAstro: The Channel Chubs

Mark Day is raising money for Berkhamsted Raiders

“Mark Day's fundraising”

on 9 June 2011

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*** We completed our channel swim on Tuesday 30th August in 14hrs 20mins. ***

Not a fast swim, but we did it. Frustratingly we missed Cap Gris Nez (which added 2 hours to the swim) because of a really strong tide. We ended up landing on a small beach between Cap Gris Nez and Calais.

The team are all very pleased to have completed the swim and I don't think the achievement has sunk in yet.

A really big thankyou to everyone who supported us and it's not too late to support us if you haven't already!! Another really big thankyou to those who followed us on facebook. It was great to get all the messages of support during the swim.

Finally, there are many people who made this event possible and I would like to thank all of them. I especially would like to thank my sister Niki who did a great job as the support crew looking after us all which meant we could focus on the swimming.

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1 Challenge, 1 Charity, 21 miles across the English Channel.

- Jon Hedge and Mark Day are swimming the English Channel as part of a four man relay team. Heading off from Dover to Calais on 28th August 2011.

- Swimmers rotate every hour during the 15 hour crossing.

- It will be unpleasant - cold, dark, dirty and of course fairly wet!

- Mark and Jon will be raising money for phase 2 of BerkoAstro - a great facility used by a wide cross section of the community.

Please support us in raising money for this brilliant community charity.

Quick Facts: The Challenge

Distance: 21 miles / 34km - in a straight line at its narrowest point.

Temp: approximately 15 degrees centigrade.

Average Swim Time: 10-20 hours.

Hazards: jelly fish, hypothermia, debris & waste and ferries to mention a few.