1 in 2 of us born after 1960 is statistically going to get a form of Cancer.

That’s half the population! 

It can happen at any one, at any time, as I recently discovered when my beautiful mum was diagnosed with Lymphoma cancer. An incurable cancer. Would you like to help us do something about this?

Join the team @vikingswims in raising money for @Macmillancancer, and help us to raise money to support people living with cancer in the UK.

Follow the @vikingswims series outlined below, and participate in fundraising or donate! 

✅ August 2020 English Channel Relay record holder

✅  September 2022 - World Record attempt from Cornwall to the Scilly Isles (30 miles). Smashed world record by 4h 42mins 1s!

✅ June 2023 - North Channel Relay (21 miles) Ireland 🇮🇪 to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿  12h 03mins 🌊🤙🏼

💥August 6-9th 2024 - Cornwall to Devon (across the mouth of Plymouth sound) 

💥 August 2025 - World Record Attempt from Eddystone Lighthouse to Plymouth (15 miles)

🔥August 2026 - North Channel Solo (21 miles) Ireland 🇮🇪 to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 

All culminating in a little (big) project booked for the summer of 2026!

In August 2026 I’ll be attempting to swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland… solo across the North channel , the hardest of the oceans  7 (the 7 hardest swims in the world). 

https://www.againstthetidesfilm.com/thechallenge

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_Seven

Under 100 people have made a successful solo crossing of the North Channel, compared to 2’428 successful solo English Channel crossings, and over 4000 people submitting Everest!

The swim is likely to take 12-14 hours in 13/14 OC water, with 2 hours of it at 11oC over a deep ocean trench.

https://northchannelswimming.com/index.html

https://infinitychannelswimming.com/north-channel-swim-conditions/

https://www.swimdean.com/north-channel

Channel rules apply, so just a swim hat, goggles and speedoes. I cannot touch the pilot boat under any circumstances, or anyone else or I’m DQ’d, pulled out the water and taken back to land.

It’s hospitalised 3 tough swimmers I know due to the cold water exposure, and the lions main jellyfish!

https://britishseafishing.co.uk/lions-mane-jellyfish/

Including the amazing open water swimmer and adventurer Atilla M…

 https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/hungarian-swimmer-tells-of-north-channel-nightmare-37204749.html

The driving force to do the swim is Charity. 

With my mum recently diagnosed with a form of Lymphoma, an incurable cancer, this swim other than to satisfy my desire to do a long distance solo is to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support services in the south west!

I can’t take the cancer away, but I can raise money, that will help increase the support she and others including yourselves or your family members in her position can access!

Together we can make a real difference! 

Follow our progress through the @vikingswim series on our social media channels:

🤙🏼 https://www.instagram.com/vikingswims/

🤙🏼 https://mobile.twitter.com/vikingswims

🤙🏼 https://www.facebook.com/vikingswims/

Team @vikingswims includes:

🌊@macmillancancer https://www.macmillan.org.uk

🌊@SW_Productions https://www.instagram.com/sw___productions/?hl=en making a documentary and social media content.

🌊@realcoach https://www.instagram.com/realcoachrory/?hl=en providing all S&C and Nutrition support.

🌊 @aceswimming https://www.aceswimming.co.uk providing 1:1 swim coaching and programming.

🌊 Branding and graphics @brucejaimeson https://www.instagram.com/ilovedust/?hl=en 

🌊 @NeilBrinksworth as my mentor 

🌊 myself - swimming and training hard

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