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Fundraising for The Children's Air Ambulance
£3,055
raised of £1,800 target
Kirsty Hendey - Relay Channel Swim 2021, 10 June 2021
Children's Air Ambulance is holding a Channel Swim Relay event between the 4th and 8th of September covering 22 miles between Dover and Calais, with 4 teams of six, swimmers will take it in turn to swim the channel in rotation.

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I’m excited yet terrified to share that I have signed up to swim from England to France in a channel relay team in less than 4 weeks time.

Our team of 4 women and 2 men will be swimming 22.5 miles (approx 3.5 miles each) in the cold, dark currents amongst jellyfish and oil tankers making our way from England to France in 14-28 hours depending on how kind the sea is.

When I first got into a lake 6 weeks ago, I didn’t realise that I couldn’t swim very well. I struggled with front crawl and breathing under water. I’ve been training 4 times a week working on my technique, endurance and cold water acclimatisation.

I’m doing this challenge to raise funds and awareness for The Air Ambulance Service, a national lifesaving charity. Their critical care teams attend an average of 10 rescue missions a day delivering lifesaving care at road traffic collisions, industrial accidents and the transfer of critically ill babies.

I would love your support and have a target to smash which is the cost of each mission to help save a life at The Air Ambulance Service and support their critical work.

I’ll be documenting my training and the swim showing that we are CAPABLE of SO much more than we realise when we take ourselves out of our comfort zones and try something new.

Thank you S0 much to those of you who are kind enough to donate and leave a supportive message. ♥️

This has been really challenging for me especially with the recent bad weather, currents & short training time. However, I’m determined to put in my shift with the rest of my team who are strong, experienced swimmers & I know will support me through this if needed.

Average skill but phenomenal will.

Let’s do this! 💪🏻 🌊 🇬🇧- 🇫🇷. 
♥️🙏🏻

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About the campaign

Children's Air Ambulance is holding a Channel Swim Relay event between the 4th and 8th of September covering 22 miles between Dover and Calais, with 4 teams of six, swimmers will take it in turn to swim the channel in rotation.

About the charity

The Children’s Air Ambulance is an inter-hospital transfer service flying critically ill babies and children from one hospital to another for specialist care. With our ability to fly approximately four times faster than a land ambulance, we can minimise travel times and the risk for patients.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,054.99
+ £290.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,054.99
Offline donations
£0.00

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