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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.

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Over 500 lengths in 3 weeks....

I had a good swim at school today - another 30 lengths. I'm really pleased to have swum over 500 lengths in 3 weeks. Thanks for all your messages, please keep sending them - I really look forward to seeing them.
I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow. Love Oliver
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  1. Anonymous5 October 2011 at 22:34

    Wow Oliver - well done that's a fantastic amount of lengths. Keep up the good swimming we are all very impressed. Love Teresa, Diccon, Becky, Beth :)

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