5 km swim all done in 2 hours and 12 minutes :-)

Thank you all for your amazing support!

I've always been a swimmer rather than a runner and having done several charity 10k runs, 2 Moonwalks and 2 x 50km walks I thought it would be a better idea to do something I enjoy. Not sure swimming 5km will be that enjoyable though. That's 200 lengths of the local pool (approximately 2.5 hours swimming I reckon!)

Cancer affects so many lives and on 26-28 April, thousands of swimmers will be heading to over 400 pools across the UK to raise money for Swimathon's two amazing charity partners.

Cancer Research UK is the largest charitable funder of cancer research in the world and will stay at the forefront of the global fight against cancer. 1 in 2 of us will get cancer. All of us can support the research that will beat it.

Marie Curie is here for people with any terminal illness, and those close to them from diagnosis to bereavement. Our nurses and healthcare assistants support families directly across the UK. Our free support line can help with any question about end of life.And we campaign for structural change and fund vital research that improves end of life for everyone.

I'd be truly grateful for any sponsorship at all as I know times are hard right now.

Thank you so much

Julie