The first splash. Holding your breath. The echoes of laughter. The wet hair. Lifted spirits. The joy of gliding through water. The smile that lasts all day. Swimming is like nothing else. The skills you develop, the confidence you build and the joys you feel are all universal. Yet access to swimming in the UK is not. Level Water use the power of swimming to improve lives for children with disabilities. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn to swim and fall in love with the water.

So with this in mind members of the Thames Dunkers are making a splash to support the cause and would love your support to reach our collective target!

We are training hard, in the Thames, the pool, in the pond and some of us even in the sea. some of us are even overcoming our own fears of swimming in the dark or open water, doing distances we haven't achieved before. This swim will be tiring, 8 of us over 24 hours - a swim relay like no other! so if you can, please get involved!

Many thanks

Team Captain: Steve Barry

Team members: Aaron Collins, Anne Feildhouse, Bill McMiken, Nysia Sewell, Richard Lazell, Sian Philips and Terence Labuschagne.

All donations are welcome and greatly received.