This morning, Tory Thorpe set off to swim the English Channel on Monday 13 August to raise money for an Alzheimer's charity.
Tory's swim started at 07:33 from Shakespeare Beach, Dover. From this point on, you will be able to track her swim using this link:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0yeHQ0bluLFqyTf932J6W1nRCQHB5nCif
Tory will be accompanied by support vessel Pace Arrow (and Pilot Paul and his team). On board, Team Tory will comprise a group of fellow swimmers from the Serpentine swimming club. They will be sending regular updates via Twitter (@Tory_Thorpe) and Facebook. https://twitter.com/Tory_Thorpe
Tory says "many thanks to the many of you who have sent messages of good luck already. Please do send through any messages throughout the day: my team will do its best to pass on as many as possible.
Finally, it is all for a good cause. If you would like to donate, please do so using this link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/toryswimstofrance