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I am part of a relay swim team who will be swimming the Channel (21 miles being the shortest possible distance) in late August next year.

Spinal injuries are very close to the heart for me with both my Dad and sister being affected. They are actually very lucky as although they have had severe back injuries they are not paralysed. However there are 40,000 people living with spinal cord injury in the UK who have not been so lucky, these are the people who Aspire (http://www.aspire.org.uk/) support.

So please dig deep and donate now as I’m doing something rather special. I’m swimming the channel without a wetsuit and there is a great deal of training which needs to be done involving some very cold water.

Aspire Info

Imagine that you very suddenly couldn’t use your legs or your arms and legs, your whole life would change and rather than giving in you would be want to fight and try to get your life back on track.

· Dragon software (voice recognition) £150 each

· Made to measure lightweight wheelchairs £3,000+

· Accessible houses adapted and furnished £25,000 each

Channel Swim Info

· There are 6 of us on the team; we each swim an hour in turn until we reach France. We have to stay in the swim order we are put into and no one can skip a turn.

· The shortest distance to France is 21 miles (32km) but due to tides, weather and shipping it is often further.

· The fastest swim is a little over 7 hours and the slowest nearly 27 hours.

· A huge part of the challenge is the cold…it is expected to be 14-16 degrees Celsius but this is weather dependant and we will not be wearing wetsuits.

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