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This summer six women will swim the Solent to raise funds for the Smile Train UK and St. Catherine's School charities. Their challenge will start in the early hours of Saturday 28 July from Lepe Beach near the mouth of Southampton Water. The team, made up of members of the same family, will brave over two miles of busy open water, aiming to finish at Gurnard Beach, near Cowes on the Isle of Wight, hopefully in time for lunch.
The team is captained by Jacky Bean and is made up of her two daughters, Alice and Emma; her daughter in law Heather Dobson; and her sister and niece, Celia and Ellie Carleton. The support team consists of the men in the family.
The route is the lesser swam "Lepe to Gurnard crossing" which is about two miles as the crow flies, but can be considerably longer depending on the effects of the tide. Finding a suitable date was very difficult. It had to fall on a weekend during the school holidays; be in the summer when the water is warmest; be a neap tide on a day when the slackest point is in the morning; and preferably not be on a day with a high likelihood of being run over by a racing powerboat. Eventually the team were able to decide on Saturday 28 July with the swim to start at about six in the morning. An early start, but the best time for the challenge.
You'll see our team fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash this goal.
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