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In January 2016 I signed up to swim 2 miles in Lake Windermere during the Great North Swim Event.  It was my first long distance Open Water event and after that I was hooked.  Somehow over the course of the last 12 months I've 'upped the ante' and on Sunday I will attempt to swim the entire length of Windermere - a whopping 11 miles. 

Most of you who know will know that I am not new to the challenge of fairly gruelling sporting events - but I can honestly say - this is the one that I have had the most trepidation about prior to completing.  The training has been hard, the swims long and although my training has gone to plan and I have managed a few 'long endurance swims' these are 8-10km........  11 miles takes it to a whole new level.

I have chosen MIND because I have a fridge magnet that says, 'Mental Health Issues don't just run in my family, they practically gallop!'...... Whether true or not, too many of us are, or have been, (or will be) affected by mental health issues, and resources and support for sufferers are under-funded and sometimes scarce.  

Swimming is one of my therapies - the space, the silence, the endorphin release......... By completing this swim maybe I can help other people find theirs............

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