I'm aiming to swim the length of Coniston (5 1/4 miles) to raise money for Grace Foodbank in South Sheffeld (where I work) and Toilet Twinning. Both these causes are very important to me and I'd be really happy if donations ended up being roughly evenly split between them.

I really can't stress enough just how nervous I am about the swim. The furthest I have ever swum is 4 miles and that was in a heated pool with a nice black line on the bottom to keep me going the right way. I have been practising in open water but going in a straight line is still something of a challenge...

My goal is just to finish without being timed out. I can't guarantee that I will finish but I promise that I will try my best!