alison hennessey

Alison's Christmas Day Harbour Swim

Fundraising for Mind
£905
raised of £350 target
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Christmas Day Harbour Swim, 25 December 2014
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Christmas Day is traditionally a day for presents, food, relaxing, booze, fun, families, etc OR it's a day for jumping into freezing cold water and swimming across Weymouth harbour - hopefully without sucumbing to hypothermia en route - to raise money for the amazing people of Mind. 

I am really not a fan of the cold so I have been attempting to prepare myself for this by swimming in Brockwell lido (photo above) over the past week or so: this morning the water temperature was 10.8 degrees but come Christmas Day itself, the average water temperature is a bracing 8 degrees, and has been as low as 5 degrees*. It’s going to be quite hard to bring myself to jump in, never mind actually swim, so I would be hugely, massively grateful for any and all donations, no matter how small. Even a few pounds would be utterly amazing. Very warm thoughts on Christmas Day itself would also be very much appreciated.

*just for context, triathlon regulations say wetsuits are mandatory for water temperatures under 14 degrees and recommend winter swimming shouldn’t be attempted at all under 11 degrees. 

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We’re Mind, the mental health charity, working across England & Wales. We believe no one should face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Whether you’re stressed, depressed or in crisis. We’ll listen, give support & advice, & fight your corner. Thanks for fundraising for national Mind.

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£905.00
+ £221.49 Gift Aid
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£905.00
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