Swimming to the Normandy beaches, Sunday 23 June 2024

Serpentine swimmers head across the English Channel, but not the usual route

Serpentine swimmers head off to the Normandy beaches to raise money for a Royal Marine charity.

Six swimmer team on "West Winds" (the boat, not the weather forecast) 

Message from our president, Rob Ouldcott, sent 07.44, Sunday 23 June.

"We are due to set off this morning at 9.30am from Eastbourne heading somewhere near Dieppe. 
Our team is 6 people from the serpentine club and edinburgh. We think the swim is about 70 miles and should take between 36 and 48 hours.


"To track our swim use this link. We are on pilot boat West Winds.


https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:3379901/zoom:13


"We are heading to the D Day beaches and like most of the soldiers then we are not sure where we will land.  We are swimming for the Royal Marines."


https://www.justgiving.com/page/w1718739437715?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fw1718739437715&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=pfp-whatsapp

The Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation site can also be used to track the swim -

Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation - Swim Routes (cspf.co.uk)

The team

The team

Boris Mavra, Innis, Katie Berlin-Holmes, Anna Kerr, Craig Kerr, Rob Ouldcott