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Cheshire Woman To Swim Jurassic Coast To Raise Money For The Marine Conservation Society
25 August 2010Cheshire woman to swim Jurassic Coast to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society Scuba diver Ruth in training for open water challenge
Ruth Penaluna, from Nantwich, is in training to swim ten miles along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, from Weymouth Harbour to Lulworth Cove, to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
Avid scuba diver, Ruth, aged 36, says she took on the challenge to have something to focus on at the gym. “I wanted a fresh challenge, and as I have always fancied swimming the channel, I started looking around for open water swims. The Jurassic Swim is right up my street. I love the ocean, and exploring nature, so what better place to undertake a personal challenge than this, and what better organisation to represent than the Marine Conservation Society?”
MCS is the UK charity looking after our seas, shores and wildlife. MCS highlights the dangers posed by marine litter, tackles bathing water pollution, and promotes sustainable seafood to UK consumers. MCS is currently running an online public vote for marine protected areas around the UK.
Ruth’s challenge will add ten miles (and hundreds of pounds) to the Marine Conservation Society’s Coastal Challenge. The Coastal Challenge aims to match the distance of the UK coastline (11,477 miles) and it encourages everyone to get out and enjoy the sea whilst raising vital funds for MCS’ work.
Ruth has increased her training sessions in the past few months. She has been donning her wetsuit in a variety of locations including Anglesey where the water temperature was a chilly eight degrees Celsius. Ruth is training every weekend, morning and evening to make sure is ready for the challenge.
“I’ve swum at a lake at Boundary Park near Holmes Chapel, where there was a real mixed group of swimmers. My wetsuit feels great, so Weymouth here I come!“
Ruth will be swimming on the 4th September 2010. Ruth has already raised £315 of her £500 target and you can boost that by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/jurassicswim and supporting her. If you’d like to raise funds for MCS yourself, please request your free fundraising pack from fundraising@mcsuk.org. You can find out more about the work MCS does at www.mcsuk.org
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