We're so grateful to Nigel and everyone supporting him for taking on this huge challenge for brainstrust. So far they've raised an incredible ยฃ3,250 which will be split between brainstrust and the North Bristol U15's Rugby Team. Show your support: https://t.co/PxZhvjaIB1
...It's tough, I've finished the 4th swim and my body is hurting a lot, it's not too bad when I'm in the water, but when I get out, gravity hits and the aches & pains kick in. I've had a few different people join each day to make the challenge a bit less daunting."
"Since I got diagnosed with a tumour in April I have wanted to do something to raise a some funds and awareness for the condition, I'm lucky that my tumour is none cancerous but some people are in a much worse position than me and anything I can do to help them I'm up for...
In April Nigel was diagnosed with a brain tumour, in the face of this life scary diagnosis Nigel decided he wanted to do something to help others with a brain tumour. Nigel is swimming the distance of the channel in a week - that's 1344 lengths of a 25 metre pool! (thread)
AMAZING ๐คฉ Well done Nigel!! What an incredible achievement. We'd like to say a huge thank you to Nigel for taking on this challenge and to everyone who supported him and donated ๐๐
He did it ๐๐ป smashed the channel swim, raised over 4k (so far) well done @NigelSmith2482 amazing effort for @brainstrust and @NBRFC ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
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North Bristol RFC are looking for a Mens Head Coach to progress the team forward after an unbelievable season that will go down in the history books foreverโ