[WATCH]: Stay healthy & go the distance - Why I swim.

In 2009, life was very diffeent for me. Years of apathy had taken its toll on my health - unable to walk for more than 100 yds, couldn't tie my shoelaces, described life as suicide by installments. A chance viewing of The Great Swim series on TV inspired me to enter the London swim, But how? I weighed alomost 30 stones!! Taking the plunge, not knowing the distance, having to go deep - great cliches for swimmers and so true for someone who was considered morbidly obese and who wanted a winners medal. Here's why I

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