Do you swim? Can you swim? Have you spent hours with your children laughing and swimming or messing about in water?

Everyone should have the opportunity to learn to swim and fall in love with the water.

The first splash. The holding your breath. The echoes of laughter. The wet hair. The lifted spirits. The joy of gliding through water. The smile that lasts all day.

Swimming is like nothing else. The skills you develop, the confidence you build and the joys you feel are all universal. Yet access to swimming in the UK is not.

That is why I am swimming with friends and like minded folk to raise awareness and money for Level Water, a charity who use the power of swimming to improve lives for children with disabilities.