An beginner swimmer who misplaced his dad to mind most cancers has accomplished an unbelievable journey to assist discover a treatment for the illness.
Ben Rosenberg efficiently navigated 21 miles of the English Channel to finish his problem, braving chilly water temperatures of 16-17 levels. He set off from Dover at 6am final Thursday (18th July) and reached the French shoreline 13 hours and 16 minutes later.
The problem – which has been accomplished by fewer individuals than have climbed Mount Everest – often takes a median of 13-and-a-half hours to finish and is the equal of swimming 1,352 lengths of a 25-metre pool. As a result of he caught to Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation guidelines, Ben couldn’t put on a wetsuit and accomplished his problem in solely customary swimwear, cap and goggles.
He has raised greater than £23,000 for Mind Tumour Analysis impressed by his dad, Ray, who died in 2001, following a six-year battle with glioblastoma (GBM).
“I used to be a 22-year-old scholar when my dad handed away and I used to be flung into an alternate dimension. Time isn’t a healer, simply an anaesthetic. Dad died, by no means getting to fulfill his grandchildren. They’ve solely heard tales which is why doing one thing like that is essential; maintaining his reminiscence alive,” Ben stated.
It’s not the primary time Ben (pictured above along with his dad and brother, Simon) has taken to the water to fundraise for the charity. 5 years in the past, he raised £10,000 by participating within the four-mile Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim in Turkey.
He added: “Our household was bereaved due to a mind tumour greater than 20 years in the past, and nonetheless immediately, households are shedding family members to this illness. Funding into researching mind tumours has not been prioritised. I wish to convey this to individuals’s consideration in order that collectively we are able to make a change and assist Mind Tumour Analysis in its mission to discover a treatment for every type of mind tumours.”
There’s nonetheless time to assist Ben’s fundraising. When you’d prefer to make a donation, please click on right here to go to his JustGiving web page.
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