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I’m 16 years old and am swimming the Channel to raise money for Young Minds which fights to ensure young people have the best mental health support when facing life’s difficulties.

I’m doing this in memory of a close friend whose mental health struggles resulted in his own life ending far too soon.If my efforts can do just a small bit to help provide support for other young people in crisis, then every mile I swim will be worth it.

At 16, swimming the Channel is a huge task ,it’s not just the physical challenge that worries me it is also the mental challenge; the mental endurance required to keep moving forward, to stay focused on the task, hour after hour.

So... I am facing my biggest fear to help other young people who are facing their fears and crises.My friend faced the biggest mental health crisis of all and if the money I raise can help just one family avoid the terrible tragedy of losing a loved one, then it’s worth it.

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