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Our Last Swim a Mountain raised £5,342

Swimmers from Woodcote raised £5,342 in a sponsored swim in aid of Leukaemia Research and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance.

The challange was to choose a mountain and swim the equivalent amount of metres as the height of their mountain.  Swimmers came from Woodcote Swimming Club, The Aquarobics Group, Lane Swimmers, Castrol Swimming Club and the Oratory School. 

The most popular mountain was Ben Nevis (59 lengths) and a few brave teams tackled Everest (385 lengths).

The youngest swimmer was Alice (aged 5) who swam 18 lengths. 

Castrol Swimming Club entered a team of 10, including two swimmers from the Environment Agency.  They managed a whole range of mountains, covering 1,761 lengths.  They raised a total of £2,722. 

The George Marsh Trophy for special achievement this year went to Ann Bacon (photo above) who swam Ben Nevis in 58 minutes a few months after having a hip replacement.

Many thanks to everyone who took part in the swim, those who counted the lengths and everyone who sponsored them so generously.  The total raised was £5,342.72.