June 2011

Hannah makes a Splash for LJWB

LJWB Fundraising Co-ordinator Hannah Levey, a keen swimmer, participated in the Great North Swim on Sunday 19th June. The Great North Swim, took place at Lake Windemere in The Lake District and is the biggest swimming event ever to be staged in Britain.  10,000 participants  took part over three days with swimmers setting off in waves of approximately 300 every half an hour.
The challenge was to swim a mile in open water which is the equivalent of 60 lengths of a 25m pool. 
“The conditions were in my favour”,  said Hannah, “the water temperature was a tropical 16.4 degrees and I managed to complete the course in 54mins and 9 seconds”.
“Although I wasn’t the fastest I did manage to raise over £1000 for LJWB and Macmillan Cancer Support, which is something I am exceedingly proud of.”
“Next year my aim is to beat both my time and the amount I raised.”