Jade smith

We're so grateful to Nigel and everyone supporting him for taking on this huge challenge for brainstrust. So far they've raised an incredible £3,250 which will be split between brainstrust and the North Bristol U15's Rugby Team. Show your support: buff.ly/43YnEB2

...It's tough, I've finished the 4th swim and my body is hurting a lot, it's not too bad when I'm in the water, but when I get out, gravity hits and the aches & pains kick in. I've had a few different people join each day to make the challenge a bit less daunting."

"Since I got diagnosed with a tumour in April I have wanted to do something to raise a some funds and awareness for the condition, I'm lucky that my tumour is none cancerous but some people are in a much worse position than me and anything I can do to help them I'm up for...

In April Nigel was diagnosed with a brain tumour, in the face of this life scary diagnosis Nigel decided he wanted to do something to help others with a brain tumour. Nigel is swimming the distance of the channel in a week - that's 1344 lengths of a 25 metre pool! (thread)

AMAZING 🤩 Well done Nigel!! What an incredible achievement. We'd like to say a huge thank you to Nigel for taking on this challenge and to everyone who supported him and donated 💙💙