Swimming+the+Channel

__**Swimming the Channel**__ = Walliams took up swimming as a child as his prefered form of exersise, because he was over weight. On 4th July he swam the English Channel for the charity Sport Relief (part of Comic Relief). He took 10 hours and 34 minutes to swim the 35 Km (22 miles) stretch of sea. Under the supervision of his trainer, he trained for 9 months to prepare for his swim. Walliams was placed 167th for the time of his crossing. His swim was equivalent to swimming 700 lenghts of an Olympic standard swimming pool.This would've been incredibly tiring! = = = = = = =

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