00:00Scrap Leisurely Swims, these ladies are about to be undertaking the ultimate challenge.
00:05The swim is set to take 14 to 18 hours and depending on the tide could start in the early
00:11hours of the morning.
00:12I'm not athletic at all, I'm not built like an athlete, not made like an athlete, I don't
00:17do sports but I do love the water, I love swimming, it's kind of my place, I'm happy
00:22in the water.
00:23I think if I can do it and I can inspire other people to do something a bit out there,
00:28out
00:28of their comfort zone and I think that's a good thing.
00:30I've always enjoyed being sporty in some way but over the years, I don't know, I kind
00:35of lost that side of myself a little bit and swimming brought me back to it but this channel
00:41swim has given me the extra to get back in the gym and do a bit more physical activity
00:46which actually I really enjoy now.
00:49It's great, it's nice, it's nice to know that the challenge of getting to know who you're
00:54swimming with, we've already got that bit, we've all known each other quite a long time
00:58in different situations.
00:59It really helps knowing you've got people that you trust and that people are going to
01:02help each other through that kind of challenge and in those times when it is, I don't know
01:07whether it's the middle of the night and we're tired and we're getting towards the end of
01:10it and just knowing that we're going to be able to pick each other up because we know
01:14what each other needs.
01:15They're swimming for charity Swim Taker, a charity which provides free swimming lessons
01:19and life saving skills to underprivileged children.
01:22The group, who are raising money under the name The Channel Champions, hope to raise thousands
01:26to get more children swimming.
01:28Each year we like to do a bit of a challenge.
01:32Last year while we were doing our 10 miles in 10 days, we decided that it would be a good
01:39idea to swim a channel next year.
01:42We live around the beach, we live on the beaches and we just thought it's time for us to give
01:48something back.
01:49Living on the island, we know how much danger there is out here and we've been involved
01:53where people have been swept out to sea.
01:56We respect the sea but know that everyone else can.
01:59So helping reduce drownings is important to us and it's important, it's the theme for
02:04the charity.
02:05I mean for me I've got a seven year old and we live on the beach, we come here all
02:09the
02:09time and it's so, so important, you know, knowing that he's safe in the water or even
02:15if you saw someone else struggling, knowing that he'd know what to do in that situation
02:19and I think it's so important, it's such a great charity, you know, locally and globally
02:24for the work they're doing.
02:26Good luck girls, Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Sheppie.
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