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I'm taking on the Swim 10k Challenge for Young Lives vs Cancer

Support my Swim 10k Challenge

We were incredibly supported by Young Lives Vs Cancer (then ClicSargent), during our son Jack's 3½yrs of treatment for Leukaemia in 2004 - 2007,  and know firsthand how important the support & work this charity does not just for the ill child, but for the whole family. 

I'm taking on the Swim 10k Challenge for Young Lives vs Cancer.  I will be swimming 10k in the great outdoors between 1 - 31 July. 


Join me in supporting a good cause and your contribution will make a big impact to children and young people with cancer. Whether you donate £5 or £500, every little bit helps. Thank you for your support.

Children and young people with cancer are facing a hard summer. Instead of making precious memories with their family, treatment means that they’re facing weeks spent many miles from home.

But cancer doesn’t have to mean families are torn apart. That special moments are lost. You can keep families together this winter.

£26 could pay for an hour of support from a Young Lives vs Cancer social worker, so that children and young people with cancer, and their families, get the right care and support at the right time

£70 could pay for a night in a Young Lives vs Cancer Homes from Home, a free place for families to stay close to specialist hospitals when their child is going through treatment, keeping families together

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Swim #13

Wednesday 30th Jul
Quiet day at the beach. Phone went flat so borrowed Mr L's phone for pics & only watch for distance/time in. 18° Cloudy. Wind 19 km/hr SW. Sea calm, turn of tide to outgoing. Time in 26.17 min. Distance 657m. Total distance 11,413 m

Swim #12

Wednesday 23rd Jul
Cloudy/Sunny spells. 19° Feels like 16°. Wind 22.8 km/HR NNW.. Light swell/surface chop. Incoming tide. Strava failed. Watch skipped a zig &zag - 100m adjustment made. Distance 936/⬆️1036. Time in 39.29 mins Total distance 10,756 m - YAY 👍👏 Challenge Target Achieved 👍👏

Swim #11

Tuesday 22nd Jul
After a dry 6 days due to an extremely wet & windy, swim prohibiting 6 days, today I got wet again 🏊😁😁👍. My fav beach, my familiar swim, but so calm & high tide that with a slight addition of swimming round an extra & back around the usual buoys before my zig zags, I totalled 1104m - yay, go me 👏 👏😁👍 My trusty Safety Crew/Spotter/Husband/Chief Supporter brewed me a delicious sweet frothy coffee while I dried & changed into warm clothes then sat & observed my route, joyful in the knowledge I'm only 780m away from the 10k target 👍😁😁. Today was a delicious swim 🏊

Swim #10

Sunday 20th Jul
Cloudy, intermittent drizzle. 19° feels like 16°. Wind 20.8km/hr WSW. Distance 682 m. Time in 26.34 mins. Total distance 8116 m

Swim #9

Monday 14th Jul
Cloudy 20° feels like 18°. Wind 15.8 km/HR SE. Sea choppy, moderate swell/waves. Kept swim in line with right side rocks for safety. Distance 651m Time in 28.35 mins. Total distance 7434 m

Day 10 Swim#8

Friday 11th Jul
Went to the same cluster of secluded beaches as a few days ago and had another lush swim in calm water with a lovely push on the return from the very strong incoming tide here. Greeted at the end for a mini swimble by my granddaughter who is a real waterbaby. Then in to dry & eat my sausage in a roll they had kindly kept away from the dogs for me 😆 Distance 1138m Time in 43.08 mins Total distance 6783m. #teamyounglives #swim10k

Day 9 Swim#7

Friday 11th Jul
A lovely swim in a pretty safe bay, though I did have a support crew in the boat - hubby & 1 dog - while the rest of the family played on the beach. Distance 832 m. Time in 33.54 mins Total distance 5645 m

#Swim 6. From the buoy to the beach (in the background)

Wednesday 9th Jul
Day 8 swim#6 Back in the water today & got my son (daughter & boyfriend) to drop me off his boat at a buoy I've been wanting to swim to or from, as one of my challenges this summer. I guessed it to be approx 1k from the beach we use. Was a wonderful swim taking advantage of the swell & current of an incoming tide & felt very safe with them pootling alongside as my support & safety crew. Distance 1205m on my watch which is usually 25 -100m short, but my Strava app stopped recording at 728m 🫤🤦 But I'm happy with the 1205 m 👍. Time in 42 mins. Total distance 4813 m #YoungLivesvsCancer #teamyounglives

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Sunday 6th Jul
Swim #5 After a "dry day" yesterday, back in my Happy Place today and joined by my daughter again for most of today's swim. Distance 722m time in 38mins Total distance 3608m

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Sunday 6th Jul
Swim #4 and another lush swim in my favourite happy place. Left the family on the beach today & came out to hot coffee & sausage in a roll again - I'm clearly timing my swims well 😉😁 Today's distance= 599m 🫢🤦 1m off 600 😆!!! Total distance 2886m

Swim#3

Sunday 6th Jul
Swim#3 ✅👍😁 Despite initial rain & very dark clouds, had a little trip up the coast in our little boats and stopped at a lovely quiet & sheltered spot where I was able to swim between clusters of moored boats between 3 small beaches while the rest of the family & granddaughters played on the beach & the sausages were cooked & ready to eat when I got back - win win 😉👍😆 Distance today - 952m - nice 👍 Total distance 2287m

Swim#2

Sunday 6th Jul

Day 2 and swim#2.  This time my daughter joined me for most of it.
Bit of swell & chop today and a fair NW wind but still a very enjoyable swim 🌊🏊👍
Distance 703m - I'll take that 😁 

Total distance 1335 m

Swim #

Thursday 3rd Jul

What lovely conditions for day #1.  Changed my challenge hat for a bright one as solo sea swimmer with onshore spotter.
Day#1  632 m 👍

Thank you to my Sponsors

£106

Caroline Luscombe

Great cause and wishing you successful, enjoyable and safe swims😘

£53.32

Jude

Good luck, Helen. Amazing thing to do for such a brilliant cause! Lots of love, Jude & Dave xxx

£27.05

Barbara Luscombe

Good cause. Well done Helen Love Barbara x

£16.56

Chris Farrance

Go Well!

£13.46

Rita

Well done Blodders a very worthy cause my dear friend.

£13.46

Ali B

£13.46

Kathryn Bickham

You are awesome missus! X

£11.33

Genevieve Shergold (chaos In The Cold)

Have loved seeing you progress through this challenge, keep smashing it!

£6.11

Helen

Help me raise some money for this incredible charity. They were there for our whole family during Jack's 3½ years of treatment and beyond.

£5

Dani

Well done xx