Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  On Saturday 15th August 2009 I will be joining 59 crazy other people swimming from Lymington (on the UK mainland) to Yarmouth (on the Isle of Wight) to raise money for Champion Behaviours.  This will be approx 2.5 - 3 miles, depending on the conditions and whether I can swim in a straight line.  There is an alternative date in August, should the weather conditions be too bad, so there is no getting out of it!

Champion Behaviours delivers motivational workshops to young people aged 12-15 years old who are in danger of exclusion from school and society. This helps to re-engage disaffected young people and improve attendance, classroom behaviour and social skills, whilst reducing crime, fear of crime and anti social behaviour in our community.

As you can probably imagine, this isn't going to be easy and is the furthest I have swum in the sea EVER!  I may be able to swim the distance in a pool but in cold, murky, choppy water with a wetsuit on is a bit of a challenge.

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