Jenny swims a half marathon to raise money for Age UK Devon

A big thank you to Jenny who raised over £600 through a sponsored 5 kilometre swim, which she completed in less than two hours.  

I am a doctor working in Devon training in Healthcare for Older People and General Medicine. Age UK Devon is a vital support for my day to day work and I refer patients to your services via my clinics, wards and acute admissions. The Age UK Devon team has a great breadth of knowledge of what services are available and directs my patients to the right services for them. I wanted to find a way to say thank you and started looking for a fund raising opportunity.

Swimming is a lifelong hobby of mine but training can become inconsistent without a goal to aim towards. I wanted to find motivation to get in the pool more regularly and was told about a 5km swim in the London Olympic pool taking place in November 2018. 5km is a swimming half marathon and further than I have ever swum before. The London Olympic pool is an inspiring venue with so many records broken and medals won by our country's professional swimmers. I was delighted to find a new challenge that also provided an opportunity to raise money for Age UK Devon. I am proud to have successfully completed the 5km swim in 1 hour and 51 minutes. I feel a great sense of achievement completing it and thrilled to have raised over £600 for Age UK Devon. Thank you to everyone who donated!

Jenny Evans

If you feel inspired by Jenny and would like to fundraise Age UK Devon, please contact us on 0333 234 2340 or email us at info@ageukdevon.co.uk