12 year old Rosie is swimming to help improve people’s lives My dad found out about the Aspire Channel Swim on Facebook. I signed up because despite being keen, I had struggled to find a swim that I could do because I’m 12. I swim once a week for team Bath and go lane swimming with my dad at Dragonfly Leisure in Midsomer Norton. I enjoy swimming because it helps me relax and I feel better once I have done a swim. I plan to swim 22 miles. It should take me around 24 hours in total although I am hoping the challenge will help me increase my pace. I enjoy fundraising and have done it before for a Majorettes troop that I am a member of. We have performed at carnivals and other events and I even made some tiles which I sold to raise some money for them. I have already raised £100 for my swim thanks to my very loving, supportive and generous family. So far, I have only asked for sponsorship through my family group chat but I will ask my parents to post about what I’m doing on social media too. I don’t know anyone with a spinal cord injury, but I have a friend who has scoliosis. It’s important to me to do what I can to help improve someone else's quality of life and I hope to inspire people to raise more money to support people with spinal injuries. Sponsor Rosie Aspire Channel Swimmer stories Sign up to the Aspire Channel Swim How we help Manage Cookie Preferences