Charity swimmers brave storm
Eleven people braved the waters of the wind-swept Solent to swim their way across to the Bestival music event.
The swimmers crossed the four-mile stretch of water to reach the Isle of Wight to raise money for a number of different charities.
Heavy winds threatened to cancel the swim but in the end it was only delayed by an hour.
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Hide AdAli Coldwell, of Sheffield, who swam to raise money for Water Aid, said: “It was horrendous, right up to the minute we went in I thought it was going to be cancelled.
“The waves were so high that you could see the white froth forming on them. It was crazy, I feel elated but I don’t think it’s sunk in yet that we got across.”
The fastest swimmer of the group, each of whom had a kayaker beside them, got across in 1 hour 50 minutes while the last came in after three-and-a-half hours.