Three go to Dover - 26Jul08

Nick Tash and Ede - our newest team member - do some sea training in Dover. Very exciting to come down the hill and see the starting point of the big swim! We did a lot of lengths of the harbour wall over the weekend, and spent plenty of time learing things from the experienced swimmers who do seven hours a day in there! And we've got lightsticks! And we've found the pub where people write their times on the wall - in a few weeks we'll be adding ours.

Two go to Bournemouth

Bournemouth 29Jul08 Nick and Tash take a two mile swim in the sea at sunny Bournemouth. Restored by fresh pineapple, but weary on the way home.

Charity pages in effect!

Five of us now have our Justgiving pages up and running. You can contribute here:
http://www.justgiving.com/mike_londonchannelswimclub

http://www.justgiving.com/natashaputninsisswimmingtofrance

http://www.justgiving.com/nickwebb3

http://www.justgiving.com/el_swims_the_channel

http://www.justgiving.com/andrew_collinson_swimsthechannel
come on you lot - it's all for Charity!!

New Team Member!!!

17Jul08. New member on board! Webb's Wonders are terribly pleased to welcome a new team member, Ede MacGill. Bringing us to six, Ede balances us out to three boys and three girls, and is a very strong swimmer: we're all delighted! Five of us are swimming for Cancer Research, but Ede has set up her own charity - Ede - tell us all about it when you can!

Hi All! I set up Music for Alice in memory of my sister Alice and Mum Sally who died in the Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day 2004. My sister was a musician and the charity gives financial awards and bursaries to musicians in her memory. Our website is www.musicforalice.org.uk

Essex training session 11July08

July 11 2008 - Four go in the sea in Essex -

Nick Ellie Andy and Mike fancied a little sea training while Tash holidayed in Ibiza. So we charged down to Southend on Sea, only to find there is no darn sea. At low tide. However, we did get a good 2.7km swim near Clacton pier! Strangely, we all fell over when we got out.

Everyone loved the team training together, and we hope to get Tash back in one piece!

Nothing great is easy

'Nothing great is easy' are the words on the memorial to Captain Matthew Webb, whose 1875 23 hour plus crossing of the channel has inspired not only us, but every single one of the nearly 1000 lunatics who have made solo crossings. Good 'tashe! We have this on the back of the new team T shirts - with the chart of the route on the front.

June 10 2008 - Collinsons training in Devon. During a family holiday in Salcombe, Andy and Mike try to get used to the cold nice and early. Swimming every day, at temperatures possibly only 14 degrees the brothers did a couple of good crossings of the estuary appearing on the beach from no-where, then swimming off. Thanks to the guys at the Winking Prawn. Happy birthday Maureen!