The intrepid team of Metropolitan police that are swimming around the Isle of Wight have reached Ventnor.
Setting off at 4:30pm from Cowes last night, they got in touch with VB this morning to let us know they’d progressed at far as Ventnor.
We called them again a short while ago to find out how they were progressing.
Speaking to Will Hughes who was on-board having a rest between his swimming sessions, we learnt that they were just outside Sandown, having passed Shanklin.
“There’s been quite a few ups and downs, as you’d expect on a trip like this,” Will told VB. He said that getting around The Needles in the middle of the night was challenging, with quite a few of the swimmers out of action due to motion and sea sickness.
The dark of the night was covered by just three of the swimmers out of the original team of eight.
Spirits sounds high on board and they hope to make it to the Royal Squadron in Cowes by about 8pm tonight.
Support them if you can
If you’re near-by, we’re sure they’d love to see you at the finish.
If you get a chance, pop along to give them support, or if you can, support them financially through sponsorship.
Podcast
Have a listen to the phone conversation we had with them. There’s loads more detail in there.
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