Jane's 1mile open water swim challenge after spinal surgery
Jane Ablett is raising money for Marine Conservation Society
Participants: https://www.mcsuk.org/who-we-are/ https://selkieswim.com supporters, swimmers
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Dear All,
I am so sad to say that I have found out that I have to have spinal surgery in April with a 6 months recovery time. Despite obviously being shocked, I am so gutted that I won’t be able to swim the Scilly Isles for the Marine conservation Society. As you all know this charity is so close to my heart, and somehow with your support, I still want to continue to help raise the funds for them. This is going to be an extremely hard, long and painful recovery so even to get back swimming into a pool let alone a lake is going to be a massive challenge for me. So I thought long and hard about this, and a bigger challenge for me will be to return to open water swimming, so I have set a goal to aim to swim 1K in Queensford lake in Oxford. (date TBC) Supported by the wonderful TeamSelkie.
This is happening on the 16th May 2021 at Queenford lakes.
I would like to thank all the sponsors so far and any future donations are greatly appreciated in this fight against the tide of plastic in our oceans.
MCS who work tirelessly to try to stop the tide of plastic in our seas and oceans. They clear up coastlines, fund research expeditions and influence policy. The war against plastic is hard, long, and one we should all be aware off.A few Facts Are Overwhelming:
'More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans in 2019
A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute. Less than half are recycle
73% of beach litter worldwide is plastic.
Scientists have recently discovered microplastics embedded deep in the Arctic ice.
Recent studies have revealed marine plastic pollution in 100% of marine turtles, 59% of whales, 36% of seals and 40% of seabird species examined
Donations are needed to continue the much needed fight and to help stop the tide of plastic.