Boys ‘swim the channel’ for Shelterbox - 18/3/10

Published: 18 March, 2010

Plymouth College Year 9 pupils, Tim Weale and Elliot Hargadon, have raised more than £500 for Shelterbox by swimming the length of the English Channel in local swimming pools.

Swimming at least 64 lengths (1 mile) each session, the boys completed the 1408 length challenge in just over a month using pools at Plymouth College, Lux Park (Liskeard) and St Mellion Golf and Country Club.

Tim and Elliot were initially inspired to take up the challenge because of the earthquake in Haiti and were determined to finish because of the more recent disaster in Chile.  They have raised enough money for one complete Shelterbox and are looking forward to tracking its progress.