03/09/2026
Meet the Team: Clare
My why at the beginning: I never in a million years imagined I would be training to swim the English Channel. Living with EDS a connective tissue disorder meant that for a long time, I never believed my body would be capable of something like this. But I met our team, 6 other strong women. Who helped me stop listening to the voice that told me what I couldn’t do, and started believing in what I could.
My why now is: I’m doing this for my two beautiful daughters. I want them knowing that we are so much more than our youth, our beauty, or what our bodies look like. I want them to see that strength isn’t about having a perfect body or an easy journey it’s about courage, resilience and believing in yourself when life tells you to give up. I want them to know that their dreams are worth chasing. That limitations don’t have to become their identity. That sometimes the biggest barrier standing between us and what we want is simply the belief that we aren’t capable. So this swim is for them. To show them that self-belief is powerful, resilience is stronger than fear, and sometimes you have to dare to dream.
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