Jackie attempts to swim Ullswater for Toilet Twinning

Team: Jackie attempts to swim Ullswater for Toilet Twinning and Grace Foodbank
Team: Jackie attempts to swim Ullswater for Toilet Twinning and Grace Foodbank
Chillswim: Ullswater · 12 July 2025
I'm taking part in Chillswim: Ullswater and attempting to swim the length of Ullswater (7 1/2 miles) to raise money for Toilet Twinning. Toilet Twinning is helping to transform lives in some of the poorest places on the planet. Vulnerable households will: learn about the importance of sanitation and hygiene; build their own loo; gain access to clean water; enjoy better health - and take a massive step out of generational poverty.
Water and sanitation projects have a particularly positive impact on the lives of women and girls and research suggest that each pound invested in water, sanitation and hygiene projects could generate up to a £21 return through families having improved health and increased ability to work.
I really can't stress enough just how nervous I am about this. Pool training is going really well but Hathersage Pool is about 27 degrees and has a nice black line on the bottom to keep me going the right way. Ullswater is currently 16 degrees and expected to drop over the next 2 weeks. Going in a straight line in open water is still something of a challenge...My goal is just to finish without being timed out. I can't guarantee that I will finish but I promise that I will try my best!
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