Welcome

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, 14 November 2011

Broke the 20 mile barrier today

Hi Everyone - I reached 20 miles in my swim today. We did lots of fast swimming and tumble turns in squad, so I got lots done - 26 lengths in total. I've only got 1.8 miles to swim so I should finish next week - which will be early.
I was really pleased to get a Tweet from British Swimmer Hannah Miley (or Smiley Miley as she's known) yesterday - she said I was a hero. I was really chuffed with that. Another swimmer Ross Davenport `(who I met in the summer holidays and got to swim against..{he won! I came 3rd}) sent me a message too to wish me luck for the rest of my swim. It's so brilliant to hear from famous swimmers and it's great to hear from you all too. Thank you for supporting me. Love Oliver
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