Ioana Stoica

First swim - 2nd of march!

After a full day of teaching, I still made it to the pool and swam 1500m in 46 minutes! Every swim like this brings me closer to my 10km charity swim in March for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

This journey brings back memories from my childhood, when swimming was a big part of my life.. For about two years, I trained weekly. Now I feel much slower, and sometimes it’s hard to accept that. But being back in the water reminds me how much I loved it.

Maybe it’s time to come back. Not to be perfect, but to be strong again. And this time, it’s not just for me — it’s for a good cause, for children who need our help. One swim at a time! 😊

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.