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A big challenge to support charity.
Sarah Philpott our Sales Professional is facing a daunting challenge. A minimum of 10 hours (20 hours for some people) in seawater at a maximum temperature of 16ᵒC whilst swimming 33km across one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Sarah will be swimming across the English Channel (Straits of Dover) to raise funds for two charities. One of which is an organisation that researches causes and cures for the loss of the sense of smell. The second is Worldwide Cancer Research. This charity funds research investigation treatments and prevention measures for a wide variety of cancers at institutes in many countries.
The calorie burn during the swim is likely to exceed 10,000 although we are not seeing a need for Sarah to lose weight. One estimate is that 750,000 swim strokes are required. The first Channel crossing was made in 1875 by Matthew Webb with over 1,800 swimmers making the trip since. This makes the challenge more intrepid than climbing the World’s highest peak. Over 5,000 people have summited Everest since 1953. The South Pole is of similar popularity to the swim with around 1,600 people overwintering during the last 70 years.
Sarah has participated in a relay swim across the Channel and in the Cycle Race Across America. She was also a member of the British triathlon team. She will be accompanied by a support boat. The boat crew have 3 main functions. Navigation is one. This is actually complicated because of the tides. The actual distance travelled is usually much more than the length of the direct crossing because of the tides sweeping the swimmers up and down the Channel. The second purpose is feeding. The boat crew are not allowed to contact Sarah, so food is handed out on a pole. The third duty is to ensure that the swimmer gets out of the water before they become hypothermic, even if that decision is taken within a few hundred meters of the far shore.
The charity Fifth Sense provides support and advice to people affected by smell and taste-related disorders. It is a unique organisation based in the UK, which works internationally to promote understanding, diagnosis and treatment. This is done by explaining the impact that disorders of these senses can have on sufferers.
Worldwide Cancer Research is a discovery stage charity. They have invested over $300 million in bold ideas that might develop into cancer cures. The emphasis is on new drug development. It is a charity which finds and funds pioneering, innovative research at the discovery stage into any type of cancer, anywhere in the world.
Medical Engineering Technologies is supporting Sarah’s magnificent effort and these charities.
Details can be found on Sarah's linkedin page.
