Hi I’m Lola, a 6 year old swimmer from Bradford. On Sunday the 26th of February I will be taking part in a sponsored swim along with other children from Pudsey Leisure centre where I swim weekly. I aim to swim as far as I can in 60 minutes, hopefully a mile (64 lengths). All money raised will  be donated to the British Red Cross and used for the victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

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