CAMILLA EDWARDS SWIMMING UPDATE!

Camilla has continued to swim throughout the summer for Madness 4 Mike taking part in a swim series of events. She has continued to improve as the season progressed getting placed in many events and swimming incredible distances showing her sheer grit and determination as well as her talent for open water swimming. Swimming the distances we are running is incomprehensible to the rest of the team and we are so proud of her achievements this season and grateful to her for joining the team and her contribution towards our KM count!

1st June swim in the Thames - the course was shortened to 2.7km as the current was so strong. Camilla swam this in 40mins 29sec, and was placed 16th out of 184 men and women (5th of 50 women). 

 

21st June she swam at the Great East Swim in Alton Water just outside Ipswich (5km) which she swam in 1hr17min56sec, she was 5th out off 57 women and less than 2 minutes behind first place and was really amazed by this result as there was a professional ironman triathlete in amongst those 4 ahead of her!

 

29th June she swam at a small event in a lake by the QEII bridge in Kent, 3.8km, 1hr4min20sec. Camilla was disappointed slightly with her time but was 3rd placed woman!

 

6th July was a Womens only race at Eton Dorney Lake (Olympic rowing venue), 3km which she did in 49mins 29sec.

 

26th July - Mass Start swim series swim 5km swim did in 1hr 20mins21sec. Came 4th woman! 

 

August 17th - Cotswolds 5km - 1hr 22min44sec - 1st placed woman out of about 20 and 3rd place out of 40 overall. INCREDIBLE!!!

 

August 23rd - Mass start swim series in Bedford - 10km 2hrs 54mins 44sec 1st woman out of only 3 finishers, and 2nd place out of only 9 finishers overall (they had massive drop out before the race and during the race because water temperatures had plummeted to 14C from 20 about a week ago!). That meant that Camilla won the Mass start swim series with her placings (5th, 4th and 1st places) and won free entry to all their events next year!

 

Needless to say she has earnt a well deserved rest after this season before having to do it all again, all be it for free, next year!!!

 

Well done Camilla, team Madness 4 Mike are very proud of you and thank you for being part of the challenge and raising money for such great causes!