A Year 12 student is doing his bit for charity by planning a Channel swim in July for Young Minds Matter. Joe, who was the first team member to sign up for the inspirational challenge, will be swimming the Channel in relay with three others in July 2022.
“We’re very proud to have such an accomplished and keen swimmer like Joe on the team!” said Sue Roberts, Founder & Trustee of Young Minds Matter (YMM) which provides mentoring in schools.
“The team is working very hard and has just started training in open water. Because they are not allowed to use wetsuits for the actual Channel swim they have needed to wait for the water to warm up!”
The YMM Channel Swim is due to take place any day between 11 and 20 July – the team has the ‘first slot, spring tide’ but will need to wait until closer to the date to find out the actual day, as it will be tide dependent.
If you would like to help Joe (pictured below, second left) and his teammates raise valuable funds here is the Justgiving page.