Julia’s story
Some of you may know I've been the CRCL Chairperson since 2016. We've had a tough few years with the cancellation of our 2020 Outward trip to Tanzania.
Since Covid-19 made travel impossible, we made the decision to give RCCL (Our partner charity in Rungwe) a large proportion of the money we had raised to fund projects in Rungwe.
Now that we're making plans for the 2023 Inward visit from Rungwe to West Cumbria we need to raise around £1k to fund travel, including flights, passports and visas, for each of our 9 guests from Rungwe. My hope is that this swim can help fund the expenses for at least one student or teacher to travel to the UK ???????? ????
So here it is, the Biggest of Swims. (Tiny compared to some of your efforts, I know, but huge for little old me!)
I love open water swimming, but have never attempted anything like this before. I'm not setting a date in advance as the success (or failure) of this attempt will be heavily reliant on the weather conditions on the day. And this is West Cumbria.
I'm hoping to attempt a there and back again swim of Wastwater one weekend in September or early October. I expect to be in the water between 5 and 6 hours to cover the almost 10km. The aim is for this to be completed in a swim suit, not a wetsuit. With lots of chocolate consumed along the way.
If you can't afford to sponsor me, please cheer me on however you're able. I really will need all the help I can get.
If you need me, I'll be in the water practicing ????♀️
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