Firstly a thank you for coming this far to visit our Swimtofrance page.
When
Hannah was asked about swimming the channel at the start of this term
she saw it as a wonderful opportunity to repay her debt to the Sussex
Air Ambulance who
saved her cousin's life in August, after a potentially fatal injury as a result of a car crash. After
She joined the like minded group of swimmers dedicated enough to take
up this enormous challenge we began our training in September 2008. We
have now done over 1000 hours of swimming between us and are still hard
at it, doing three hours per week in the pool plus weights sessions in
the gym and other fitness work. As you can see we are putting alot of
effort into this and we ask that you can join us and put something in
too!
We are also giving money to the Matthew Elvidge Trust, aimed at helping young men with depression and getting them back on their feet,
because of the sad death of Nick Elvidge's cousin and to Headway in
memory of Henry Surtees. Sadly the Matthew Elvidge Trust is still in
the process of becoming a registered charity so if you wish to donate
to them please contact Nick Elvidge at 06nelvidge@worth.org.uk. To
donate Headway please click
here.
Photos,
training updates and the like will be posted here as we go so keep an
eye on the website to see how we're doing! Also please do leave your
comments and encouragement below as it really makes the difference at
6am on a cold morning!
A huge thank you must go out to those who
have helped us on our way with this challenge. Firstly Worth School for
allowing us to train and also for the support of the Williams family
who have driven buses, sorted admin and worked tirelessly to help us
achieve our goals. I must also thank the parents of the swimmers who
have funded the boat in order to allow their children to do something
great. Finally I must say a big thank you to Nuffield Health gym and K2
Crawley leisure for allowing us to train free of charge.
On behalf of the three charities and all the swimming team thank you for your donations