So we did it!!!
In the early hours of Friday 31st July a motley crew set off from London with a minibus full of sleeping bags, energy bars and sea sickness tablets, for an epic journey.
At 4.30am the same crew hit the icy waters of Dover and with a backdrop of white cliffs, Emma took the first plunge of the day. In the hours that followed, there were jelly fish the size of Alice, breast-stroke related groin injuries, and plentiful bouts of sea sickness to contend with.
But the weather was kind and the oil slicks minimal and some 13 hours, 17 minutes, and 10 seconds later, to the delight of some gallic beach strollers we finally hit the French shore – in amazing time for a group expecting to be the slowest channel swimmers on record!!! Hurrah!
We’re thrilled to bits to have made it all the way to France – especially since we’ve been dealing with chest infections, swine flu, and dissertations over the past few weeks, not to mention that one of the team only learnt front crawl this year. Thank you to anyone who has donated so far - to date we’ve raised close to £8,000 for street kids in Peru which is fantastic! These donations and your kind words of support helped us keep going through the darkest hours, and we’re all exceptionally touched and grateful. We're taking this money over to our projects in Peru in a matter of weeks now, so we'll be able to report back on how your money has helped street kids very soon.
If you do still want to sponsor the madness then it's not too late to do so... You can visit our website, for other ways to donate or
Now we’ve reached British soil again, we’d love you to join us this weekend on Sat 8th August for a good old celebratory knees up in Battersea Park café. Come along between 3pm – 8pm for music, food and general post swim merriment.
See you there!
Sarah Oakes, Hannah Barrett, Tom Parr, Alice, Louise and Emma Shepheard-Walwyn
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