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Hello and welcome to my blog. You can read about my challenge to be the youngest boy ever to complete the Aspire Channel Swim and also follow my journey towards being an even better swimmer. You can also read about my achievements along the way - like being the 2012 Kellogg's ASA Swimtastic Young Swimmer of the Year.
I completed the Channel swim when I was 6 years old - the task was to swim the equivalent of the English Channel in a pool in 12 weeks. That's 22 miles, or 1416 lengths of a 25m pool - this meant swimming 118 lengths a week, every week for the duration of the challenge. I finished the swim in 11 weeks and got my first swimming record.

BY DOING THIS I BECAME THE YOUNGEST BOY EVER TO COMPLETE THE ASPIRE CHANNEL SWIM and raised over £1273 to help people with spinal injuries.

Now I'm working to be an even better swimmer. I know I can swim for long distances, now I am working on swimming faster.

IN 2020 I'LL BE 15 - MICHAEL PHELPS SWAM IN HIS FIRST OLYMPICS WHEN HE WAS 15 - THAT'S MY DREAM TOO.

Monday, 5 September 2011

One week to go....

It was good to get back to swimming squad today, I did lots of work on my front crawl. After the summer holidays my 50 metre time was slower than normal at 77 seconds - I will try and be faster next week. I'll let you know how I get on. 
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4 comments:

  1. Caroline5 September 2011 at 22:12

    Hi Oliver, fantastic to see you are taking part in this challenge. I am too!! Are you part of a swimming club? x

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  2. Oliver Saunders6 September 2011 at 08:03

    Hello Caroline, I am not in a club at the moment I just train in a squad with older children with my instructor Simone - I will be in a club when I am a bit older. Good luck with your Aspire swim, let me know how you are getting on when you start. Love Oliver

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  3. Caroline10 September 2011 at 20:18

    Hi Oliver, I was a member of a swimming club from about 8 years old until I turned 25 and I loved it. Made such great friends, took part in some fantastic competitions and had an amazing time. Enjoy your swimming and good luck. Caroline x

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  4. Oliver Saunders4 October 2011 at 22:15

    Hi Caroline
    How are you getting on? I've done over 500 lengths - 8.4 miles - ahead of schedule are you? From Oliver

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