Swimming is my happy place! I've always been a pool swimmer but a couple of years ago I dipped my toe into open water swimming and I've never looked back! I've always set myself a challenge and my next one is swimming the English channel as part of a relay team of amazing women ❤️ I'm raising money for swim tayka....a fab organisation focussing on drowning prevention all over the world! Please give as much as you can to help me help them to carry on their fantastic work ❤️❤️

The English Channel swim, akin to Mount Everest in swimming, has fewer successful swimmers than climbers. Participants join a 6-person relay team, swimming from Dover to France in 12-18 hours.

Drowning, a silent epidemic, claims 360,000 lives annually, many being children. It's the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, representing preventable losses. SwimTayka's mission: give disadvantaged communities access to swimming teachers, providing life skills and creating a legacy for today's children to teach the next generation.

SwimTayka aims to reduce drowning's impact on families and communities, empowering them with essential swimming skills. The organization fosters a connection between children and local water environments, emphasizing ecosystem preservation. Combining swimming lessons, environmental education, and community engagement, SwimTayka strives to make a lasting difference in children's lives and their communities.