Hello! Thank you for taking the time to have a look at what I'm doing to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of my friend Gill who sadly passed away late last year after a long battle with cancer.

I hope to raise £750 over the next 10 weeks in her memory and to help support the continued work of Macmillan for others who are affected by cancer.

To raise money I will be swimming 22 miles, that’s 2083 lengths in my local swimming pool or the equivalent of the English Channel, a challenging feat as I am not a natural swimmer! :/ I will be taking on the challenge between April 20th with the aim to complete the distance by 29th June, if not sooner (just to give you an idea that’s approximately 209 lengths per week)

I will be updating this page regularly and I hope to keep everyone in touch with how the efforts are coming along. So please donate if you are able and leave your comments, I'm sure that I will really appreciate the support and motivation once I begin to undertake this challenge!

If you would like to look on the Macmillan website http://www.macmillan.org.uk you can find detailed breakdowns on what the money is used for and for and ideas on how you can get involved too.

Now the boring details! ...'Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate...'

Please please make sure you check gift aid when you donate as more money can be raised, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.  Once again, thank you for donating to this cause!

Naomi xxx

Record of distance completed ~

20th April - 1 mile

23rd April - 1.65 miles

29th April - 1 mile

2nd May - 1 mile

7th May - 1 mile

10th May - 1 mile

14th May - 1.60 miles

17th May - 0.6 miles

22nd May - 1.65 miles

24th May - 1 mile 

*NOW PASSED THE HALF WAY MARK!* 11.5 miles completed

26th May - 1.25 miles

2nd June - 1 mile

3rd June - 1.35 miles

11th June - 2 miles

16th June - 1.45 miles

18th June - 1.55 miles

22nd June - 0.85 miles

28th June - 1.05 miles ~ distance completed!