As a disability swimmer myself I can relate to how hard it is to start to gain the confidence and techniques when learning to swim. I was fortunate enough to be encouraged and supported by a good, knowledgeable swimming teacher. She enabled me to not only gain confidence to compete for a swimming club, over many years, but also to reach national level in my swimming. This also inspired me to take part in open water swimming and to complete the English Channel challenge as part of a relay team.

I hope with the kind donations that supporters are able to give to this charity it will give more children with disabilities the chance to gain the confidence to learn to swim.