Follow in the footsteps of David Walliams and take on the English Channel for Heart Research UK, all from the comfort of your local pool. Forget dodging tankers and battling currents, this year Heart Research UK are asking you to take on their ‘Swim the Channel Challenge’, and conquer the English Channel in your local baths to raise money for their pioneering medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Swim as an individual or a…

A man from Cwmparc who has Type 1 diabetes has swum 50 miles, the equivalent of swimming the English Channel and back again, to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK Cymru   Scott Bennett, 31, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1994, aged seven. He signed up to complete the charity’s Swim22 fundraiser, which encourages challengers to swim 22 miles, the length of the English Channel. However, he quickly decided to set himself an even greater challenge. Scott said,…

  The Swansea Triathlon took place on Sunday 28th May, in Swansea with almost 1000 athletes starting the race. This is a sprint triathlon where athletes swam 750m in the SA1 dock, cycled 20k on closed roads around the city centre and ended their race with a 5k run crossing the finish line in Castle Square to great crowds of supporters. The top 3 male winners of the Swansea Triathlon were Alex Matchett with a time of 55 minutes and…