24 hour swim for charity

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Over the weekend of 27/28 February, a team of Oundle School pupils took part in a round the clock 24 hour non-stop swim to raise money for The Anthony Nolan Trust.

The swim takes place every year for a full 24 hours straight through the night.20160228 24 Hour Charity Swim For The Anthony Nolan Trust 010

This year the team comprised of ten pupils – Magnus Jeffery (17), Ryan Ho (17), Annabelle Barker (18), Charlie Jacobson (18), Olivia Davies (18), Eliza Dundas (17), Jamie Fulcher (15), James Alley (17), Maddy Farley (16), and pupil organiser, Hugo Beazley (18)

The group of ten swam in pairs in thirty minute shifts throughout the night. In total they swam 3314 lengths which is 114,159 metres – the equivalent of crossing from Dover to Calais almost 3.5 times and nearly double their target.

Pupil organiser, Hugo Beazley commented, “We are raising money for ‘The Anthony Nolan Trust’ in memory of my father, Nicholas Beazley, who sadly passed away in 2013 from a specific type of Blood Cancer. ‘The Anthony Nolan Trust’ was the first charity in the world to be set up to help find a suitable, lifesaving donor match for those suffering from Blood Cancer, and they now help three people every day find their life-changing donor match. This charity is immensely close to my heart and I am so proud of how much the team has achieved. It is a true mark of friendship that this group were willing to sacrifice their weekend, strength and temporary sanity in order to help me do my bit in memory of my father.

There were always two pupils in the pool at any time which meant we individually swam for double

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