METER BY METER IN THE NEWS
“The team’s mission, coined “Meter-by-Meter,” is raising money in support of Ukrainian refugees and cancer research. They have already raised a whopping £80k, nearly a quarter of the way to their goal. At a 33km distance between the two countries, the team’s hope is to raise at least £330k, though the trek may end up being longer as tides typically send swimmers off course”
- SwimSwam
“A band of brothers has been reformed for the attempt, scheduled for a favourable tide in a few weeks. Ross McWhirter and Jordan Dunn, from his old stomping ground at Edinburgh’s Warrender Club, plus Jack Blyzinskyj, a Londoner of Ukrainian heritage, and Australian Harrison Haines from his former aquatics crew at the University of Florida”
- The Herald
“…The 40,000-meter gauntlet from England to France across the English Channel, known as the "Everest of Swimming", is considered the most grueling open water swim in the world. Besides being the world's busiest shipping lane, swimmers also have to contend with hypothermic water temperatures and the strongest underwater tides in Europe”
“We are aware of the pressure there is to perform, and we understand the challenge we’ve set ourselves. Every one of us has a point to prove and we are not taking any shortcuts. Throughout our lives, all five of us have shown immense dedication to swimming. Once again we are full steam ahead, training in the pool, in the open water and in the cold.”
- Dan Wallace, Team GB Olympic Silver Medalist
“An elite team of international swimmers, led by Edinburgh-based, world champion and Olympic silver medallist, Dan Wallace, are aiming to swim the English Channel in record time, in a bid to raise £10 for every metre swam, in support of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and Cancer Research UK.”
- Dan Wallace, Team GB Olympic Silver Medalist