text: Yes! I did it.  I'm quite a good swimmer and when the channel swim was advertised someone asked me a bit sarcastically whether I was going to do it.  She thought it was THE channel swim!\n\nWhen I said that I was doing it she was so impressed but I felt obliged to explain what it was all about.  She sponsored me anyway  even when she realised I was not going to grease up and do a David Walliams across to France.\n\nI raised quite a lot of money but the hard part is collecting it from all the sponsors.  It hasn't lead to better things but I would recommend this particular challenge.  It is for such a good cause.