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Amidst the chaos of 2020, I decided it was time for me to have a new goal. I applied, and was accepted into a 6 person Channel Swim Relay team. Tide of August 16, we will be making the crossing from Dover to Calais, in aid of Aspire Charity.

Every four hours someone has a spinal cord injury. Aspire are an incredible charity who help people who have experienced these injuries, and the work they do is completely invaluable. They re-house people, help them get back into some form of exercise, they provide comfortable wheelchairs, help with a back to work pathway. It’s truly been a lifeline for so many people.

This is why I’ve decided to do the Channel Swim Relay for Aspire. 

No wetsuit, just a hat, goggles and costume! Beginning at Dover, we will swim in strict one hour rotations, navigating shipping lanes, tackling jellyfish, pushing through currents, and hope to set foot on the beach near Calais many hours and 21 miles later. 

So, for the next few months, I will be doing multiple pool sessions a week, cold showering every day, doing night swims, swimming in sub-10 degree water, learning how to layer when your fingers don’t want to work.... the list goes on.

Anything that you feel able to give, would be so appreciated. The work Aspire does is utterly incredible, they really do make people’s lives so much better, when they’ve had life as they know it whisked out from under their feet.

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