Ben E

Swim 8km in March 2026

My Activity Tracking

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kms

My target 8 kms

7k done in March

So… work and then activism got in the way of making the 8k by end of March … but also led to me swimming the furthest I’ve ever swum so far as I know in one visit to the pool … 1.5k then a sauna whilst the aquafit class used the pool and then 3.5k before it shut for the night … so 5k in one visit!! 

Will do the remaining 1k ASAP in April and then continue with swimming for the Diabetes UK challenge from 22 March to 22 June 2026. 

Thanks for the donations to GOSH!! 

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

I’m challenging myself to swim 8km this March 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

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First donation

£100 raised

£250 raised

£500 raised

2km

4km

6km

8km

Thank you to my Sponsors

£30

Anonymous

£5

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