David Walliams Attempt To Swim The Channel.

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I have a huge fear of swimming and the idea of even going a couple of yards out to sea fills me with dread. David Walliams as is I type part way across the English Channel :blink: He left from Dover this morning and it should take around 16 hours to reach the other side, but apparently only 10% of people who attempt it actually complete the challenge. He's hoping to raise £500,000 for Sports Relief. I hope he does manage to do it, I'll be full of admiration. As one of my greatest achievements must've been swimming a length of the pool at school without drowning, I take my hat off to him :D
 
Originally posted by Relkeel+Jul 4 2006, 01:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Relkeel @ Jul 4 2006, 01:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Maurice@Jul 4 2006, 01:18 PM
If he really wanted a challenge he could've waited till mid-January ;)
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...or gone Portsmouth-Caen instead of the easy route.

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My thoughts, too, Relkeel :lol:
 
Aldo, surely you remember John Stalker? He investigated all those 'shoot to kill' murders by the security forces in Northern Ireland.
 
Most impressive

the BBC reports


Little Britain star David Walliams has successfully completed the 21-mile swim across the English Channel to France.

The 34-year-old comedian, who entered the water at Shakespeare Beach in Dover, Kent, at 0531 BST on Tuesday, reached France at about 1600 BST.

He had expected the crossing to take 14 hours, so was "relieved and pleased" to make it in 10 hours and 30 minutes.

Walliams undertook the gruelling swim as part of Sport Relief, for which he hopes to raise about £500,000.

Interview: David Walliams after finishing his swim

So far, the swim has raised £400,000 and you can help him reach his target by going to his website and donating some money.

www.sportrelief.com/superswim

Alternatively you can congratulate him by texting DAVID to 82125 (texts cost £1 with at least 70p going directly to Sport Relief.

During the crossing, he had to swim through shoals of jellyfish, and cope with water temperatures as low as 15C.


I feel relieved because we needed a happy ending to this story. I feel it's taken the sting out of the World Cup
David Walliams

After his epic swim, Walliams told BBC Radio 1 he had completed it much faster than he thought he would.

"I thought it was going to take me about 14 hours - well, if I was going to get there.

"I feel relieved because we needed a happy ending to this story. I feel it's taken the sting out of the World Cup."

The comedian spent the last year training with former Olympic modern pentathlete Greg Whyte.

Whyte described swimming the channel as "one of the toughest physical challenges on the planet".

Fewer than 10% of people who have attempted to swim the Channel have succeeded.

The famous stretch of water is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, with 600 tankers and 200 ferries crossing it every day.

Walliams covered himself in goose-fat to keep warm and was being given food from a pole on his support boat during the swim.

The full story of Walliams' exploits will be told in a BBC One documentary at 2000BST on Thursday 13 July.

Sport Relief Saturday is on July 15th when tens of thousands of people will be raising money by completing a Sport Relief Mile.

The idea is for as many people as possible, of all ages and abilities, to complete a mile and raise money for Sport Relief.
 
Originally posted by Ardross@Jul 4 2006, 06:48 PM
Little Britain star David Walliams has successfully completed the 21-mile swim across the English Channel to France.
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So they've shortened it from the 22 miles it was when I swam it <_<
 
Me too.

I am looking forward to watching the programme about this amazing challenge.
 
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