Swimmer completes epic English Channel crossing swim in 12 hours
Clovelly’s Georgia Hall joins an elite group of swimmers, battling the elements, jellyfish and the freezing waters to complete a dream English Channel crossing swim in just over 12 hours.
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More people summit Mount Everest than swim the English Channel each year, and there is a good reason why.
It is a hellish task, complete with tough currents, freezing waters and all kinds of marine life.
Clovelly’s Georgia Hall, however, can now add herself to the list of elite athletes who have completed the mammoth feat, after two years of training around the eastern suburbs.
Her dream was realised Monday night (Australia time) after she made her way to the shores of Calais, France, after setting off from Dover in the early hours of the morning.
She said the monumental moment was a perfect reward after an exhausting 12 hour swim.
Ms Hall had embarked on her mission with a good cause in mind, using the swim to raise money for the indigenous Literacy Foundation.
It was the motivation of raising funds for a charity she felt passionate about that drove her on.
“The ability to read and the gift of language is a human right, but it is sadly not a reality for so many people,” Ms Hall said.
She braced water temperatures of 16.5 degrees, fought off over sized jellyfish and was sporting little more than her swimming costume and lubed with a protective jelly during the swim
The Clovelly resident swam for the ILF in an effort to raise literacy levels at the community level. with the funds going towards book supplies and community literacy projects.
She is due to return to Australia in the coming days.
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