The physical challenge of swimming is no surprise to me, but I have been glad also to find community and even adventure.

After regularly swimming with a club for several years I have started to explore the limits of my comfort zone by participating in longer-distance and wilder swims.

My friends Amy and Emma have given me a strong lead to follow, both in their ambition to continue honing their excellence in swimming but also in challenging themselves in new scenarios and I am grateful to be sharing this challenge with them, but also to belong to a club full of inspirational people doing impressive things in and out of the water.

We're taking on this 24 hour swimming relay challenge to raise money for Level Water, an incredible charity that provides 1-to-1 swimming lessons for children with disabilities. With your support, these kids might one day join us in this very event, swimming alongside their friends and family.

Every £15 funds a life-changing lesson. Please donate what you can and help me make a difference!