One Show's Christine Bleakley to waterski across the Channel
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TV presenter Christine
Bleakley is to water-ski across the Channel to raise money for
Sport Relief.
The presenter, who co-hosts the BBC television programme
The One Show, has been
training since October, mainly in the gym and on lakes, but has
already visited Ramsgate.
She is expected to attempt the crossing in late February or
early March, depending on the weather and tidal conditions.
It will be a massive physical challenge for Miss Bleakley who,
before training, had never been water-skiing.
She will have 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.
Friday, January 29 2010
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