Christine does it!
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TV presenter Christine
Bleakley has crossed the Channel in one hour and 40
minutes on waterskis.
She set off just before 8am on Friday on her
mission to water-ski across the Channel to raise money for Sport
Relief.
And she arrived in Calais shortly before
9.30am.
The presenter, who co-hosts the BBC television
programme The
One Show, has been training since October, mainly in
the gym and on lakes.
It was a massive physical challenge for Miss
Bleakley who, before training, had never been water-skiing.
She had to contend with freezing temperatures
and skiing on rough water, guided by a pilot through the busy
shipping lanes.
Christine said she was inspired to take up the
challenge after visiting Uganda last year and meeting a family
whose mother had died of aids.
She said: "At the age of 13, the oldest
daughter had become the sole carer of herself and her five brothers
and sisters, living in a hut."
She's being trained by Professor Greg Whyte,
who also trained comedian David Walliams for his successful Channel
swim, also for Sport Relief, in July 2006.
People can support her challenge by donating
via the Sport
Relief website.
See this week's East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury for a
picture special on Christine's epic trip.
Friday, March 12 2010
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