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Shell and I are taking part in the Great North Swim to raise money for Brain Tumour Research. The reason is that a colleague of mine died of a rare form cancer that manifested itself in his spine and spread to his brain.  He was a very dedicated and talented Police Special Constable and truely one of the bravest young men I has ever known.  Please take time to read the following link http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Volunteer-cop-Marc-Thompson-26-loses-brave-cancer/story-17014650-detail/story.html#axzz2TIerlOgj

 

The swim is in open water over one mile in Lake Windermere.  To some this might not sound a very long way, however to put it into some perspective, it is the equivalent of approximately 80 lengths of a standard pool, without stopping  and in extremely cold conditions.