[Sussex] Swimming the channel for Royal Alexandra Hospital

DumLum

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• Aug 3, 2021

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I've seen on instagram a Brighton woman is currently swimming the channel for The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital Her just giving page is https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/channelswimmingmum if anybody wants to make a donation.

 

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009

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Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• Aug 3, 2021

• #2

Annie works there as a children’s nurse, and as of 37:minutes ago was just off the coast of France.

 

DumLum

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Thunder Bolt said:

Annie works there as a children’s nurse, and as of 37:minutes ago was just off the coast of France.

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I didn't know that. Saw she completed it in 12 hours 45 minutes. I don't think a lot of people would have managed the 5:30 am start nevermind the swim

 

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Pint of Ale and a Burger

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• Aug 3, 2021

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Congratulations to her,really good effort and a worthy cause.

I tried and failed to swim the channel myself a few years ago so I know how tough it is

I got three quarters of the way across but knew I wasn't going to make it so i swam all the way back again.

 

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Pint of Ale and a Burger said:

Congratulations to her,really good effort and a worthy cause.

I tried and failed to swim the channel myself a few years ago so I know how tough it is

I got three quarters of the way across but knew I wasn't going to make it so i swam all the way back again.

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Ah, forgot your passport?

 

DumLum

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Pint of Ale and a Burger said:

Congratulations to her,really good effort and a worthy cause.

I tried and failed to swim the channel myself a few years ago so I know how tough it is

I got three quarters of the way across but knew I wasn't going to make it so i swam all the way back again.

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She's raised over £13k so far. Be nice if she can get to £15k.

 

Dunk&Disorderly

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• Aug 4, 2021

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Amazing, thanks for sharing - just donated.

 

Pevenseagull

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• Aug 4, 2021

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more people have 'climbed' Mount Everest than have swam the channel.


EDIT ... I'll put a couple of pints in

 

Pevenseagull

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Pint of Ale and a Burger said:

Congratulations to her,really good effort and a worthy cause.

I tried and failed to swim the channel myself a few years ago so I know how tough it is

I got three quarters of the way across but knew I wasn't going to make it so i swam all the way back again.

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I tried to swim the Solent once and ended up on Hayling Island rather than the IOW. (which is one of the reasons why I gave the RNLI a few quid last week)

 

Chicken Run

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• Aug 4, 2021

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For every one of these genuine just forgiving type fund raisers where the individual has raised say in excess of 10k the government should match pound for pound, great effort!


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