Autumn Spence

Swim 8km in October 2025

My Activity Tracking

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My target 8 kms

31st October! I’ve done it!

Today I swam 800m which takes my total to over 8km now! 

26th October

Today I swam 750m and my new total is 7.3km. The next time I go swimming I will probably hit 8km. I want to hit 8km before my 10th birthday tomorrow so I’ll try my hardest to get this challenge finished today. Wish me luck! 

25th October

Today I swam 500m with my Mum. We’re nearly there now! My total is 6.5km today.

24th October

Today I swam 750 meters :) I need to push myself this week!

21st October

Tonight I went swimming with my Mum and swam 750m. My new total is 5,304 metres.. I’m nearly at 5.5km! 

19th October

Today I went swimming with my Mum and swam 500m again! My total is 4554m I’m over halfway there! 

18th October

Today I swam 500m and hope to do the same tomorrow! My new total is 4054m.

15th October

I went swimming with school today and swam 80m less than I thought I would but my new total is 3554m.

14th October

Today I went swimming with my Mum and I swam 775 meters! This is even more impressive as I’d been playing football at training for an hour and then got straight in the pool. Not only am I raising money for this amazing cause, I’m getting super fit at the same time! My new total is 3,474 meters, I’ll hit 4k tomorrow when I go swimming with school! 

12th October

Today I matched my personal best, I tried my hardest to beat it but I’ve played a lot of football these past few days and my body was very tired. I swam 750m with my Dad. Hopefully I can beat it next time I swim! My new total is 2.7k. 

8th October

Today I went swimming with school and also with my Mum, I swam 350m today. On Saturday I’m going to push myself and try and beat my personal best of 750m in one day! 

5th October

Today I went swimming with my Dad and he swam alongside me the whole way. I swam 750m today which takes my total to 1,595m. I’m nearly at 1.6km!! 

4th October

I’ve had a few days off swimming due to football training but today I went to the pool with my mum and swam 250 metres. I’ll be back in the pool tomorrow and hope to swim half a kilometre. 

1st October

Today I went swimming with school and swam 70m. After school I went swimming with my Mum and I swam 525 metres. My progress today was 595 metres all together, that’s an impressive start to the month! The lifeguards and my Mum were so supportive and cheered me on the whole way along! 

Tomorrow I start my sponsored swim!

I’m so excited to start swimming for such a great cause. I will update this blog with my progress daily! Thank you very much for all your donations I hope to raise as much as possible for this amazing charity. 

I’m swimming 8km in October for GOSH Charity!

I’m challenging myself to swim 8km this October to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity).

Childhood is special. It should be a time of joy, wonder, curiosity and fun. Of making friends, making mistakes, and growing into the adults we become. But it’s also fragile, and sometimes all too brief.

That’s why Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity raises funds to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer. For the children from all over the UK who are treated by Great Ormond Street Hospital every day, for children with rare or complex illnesses everywhere, for this generation and all those to come. Because no childhood should be lost to serious illness.

And with every kilometre I swim, and every pound raised, we’ll be helping to give seriously ill children the best chance and the best childhood possible.

Please help me to achieve my goal by giving whatever you can; no amount is too small to make a difference.

My Achievements

Self donation

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First donation

£100 raised

£250 raised

£500 raised

2km logged

4km logged

6km logged

8km logged

Thank you to my Sponsors

£25

Neil Plunkett

Good luck Autumn from Jessica & family.

£10

Niamh Rowlands

Good Luck Autumn I’m sure you will smash this. Love Niamh from Football

£10

Adam Spence

£10

Val Allen

Well done superstar. Lots of love from Nanny

£10

Leanne Delaney

Good Luck Autumn 😊 Love Sophia Del x

£5

Autumn Spence

£5

Kylie M

Such an impressive challenge you’ve set yourself, I’m sure you’ll smash it. Good luck Autumn!