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Dad takes on wild swimming challenge, while watching out for lake monsters!
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HUGE congratulations to Paul Egan for taking on a massive wild swimming challenge in aid of Autism Together.
Paul swam 3.7 miles across Bala Lake in North Wales – the longest natural lake in Wales – raising £850 for our charity.
His son, also called Paul, accesses our services at Raby CVS and Gallagher House, where the funds are to be split. Paul, a trained lifeguard, was aiming to complete the gruelling swim in under 3 hours, and managed it in a fantastic 2 hours and 35 minutes. Paul said: “We smashed it!”
The epic swim was not without its dangers. Apart from the tiredness involved in swimming that far, Paul had to manage the cold temperatures of the glacial lake, which extends down to depths of up to 138ft.
And, along with the giant pike that