Swimmers smash World Record to help beat Leukaemia

Swimmers at Ponds Forge in Sheffield today smashed the World Record for 100 swimmers doing 100 metres in the pool.  The current record was 1hour 37mins 53secs, set at the Pizzey Park Sporting Complex in Miami, Queensland, Australia on 29 October 2011.

The event was organised by Lewis Coleman who was inspired to do something when in June 2012 his Mum was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

The Record attempting team was led off by 10 year old Oliver Coleman and anchored by Lewis and was supported by some of Great Britain’s finest swimmers including 30 Olympians, Olympic Medalists, World Record Holders, World Commonwealth & European Medalists and over 50 Great Britain Internationals.

Check out the website: http://www.swim4leukaemia.com/ for more details and find out how yuo can help raise £100,000 for this amazing appeal.

More photos an be seen at: Andy Chubb Photography