Swimming the English Channel 2015
I started my adventures through the art of swimming. Swimming in the pool for lengths on end whilst competing for the university eventually didn’t satisfy me anymore and became monotonous and boring… What did I do? I changed things up in order to keep developing, I challenged myself to swim across the English Channel and started open water training which lead to the attempt on the 25th June 2015 at 16:40pm.
I led a team to swim across the English Channel in a relay format to raise funds (£3,000) for three charities: Help for Heroes, Surrey Dolphins Swimobility and Centrepoint in their journey from Shakespeare's Cliff of Folkestone, England to Cap Gris-Nez of France. It was completed in a time of 12 hours and 28 minutes.
This marked the start of extreme endurance adventures and the seeds were sown.
Official log of our swim can be found here on the Channel Swimming Association website.
Here I am swimming the last 500m section of the English Channel to touch land at Cap Gris-Nez of France.
Journey Photos
Official English Channel Swim crossing certification.
Partnerships and charities
““His will power , strength, attitude to succeed and have fun while doing challenges , friendliness and manners are all his best qualities
A Lovely Friendly young Gent is Isaac Kenyon”
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Footage of swimming the English Channel with Royal Holloway Swimming Club.
Video credibility: Daniel Williams
Charity Fundraising for the Event
Surrey Dolphins Swimobility
We raised £500 for more wheelchairs to support those with disabilities to have the opportunity to exercise safely in this swimming pool.
CentrePoint
We raised £2500 for young homeless to have a safe place to stay and also training to get skills for work in the UK
