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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, 15 November 2011

Just 86 lengths left.....

I did get a little swim in today before the fun swim at school - I did 450 metres in 15 minutes. That means I've only got 86 lengths to go - I can't believe it!! I've really enjoyed doing this challenge and I think I will miss it when I've finished. It's made me a much better swimmer - I do tumble turns all the time now and I couldn't do them very well when I started. Mummy is very busy organising stuff for my finish I think I may be on the radio again next week. I'll let you know. Love Oliver
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