It's not cold at all!!

The TOTM Team members from Jersey Island (Alice, Bianca, Chantelle and Tasmin-pictured ) are enjoying their training in the ocean...now that it's starting to warm up a little!

It's not easy trying to balance training, school,jobs & fundraising and all 6 girls have been doing a great job! 6 teenage girls-living on opposite sides of the World, working together to achieve a common goal that not many would even attempt....imagine what these girls will be like as adults!

The countdown is on until Amelia & Chloe leave Australia and the 6 girls finally meet face to face!

How Is THIS Fun?

Today myself and 9 other swimmers from Warrnambool took part in a English Channel mini swim.....
... We swam for 45minutes in the 13c water of the warrnambool breakwater.
We then went on a fishing charter trip to test our sea sickness tablets/lollipops. It seemed to be fun for the male varieties and Lisa Logan but others of us werent so enthused...
The highlight of the 3 hour trip (other then baiting the rods :P) was my saying rather loudly in front of the fisherman, How is THIS fun? as well as THIS IS SOOOO BORIN!!
when we finally arrived back to land with legs of jelly we had to go out for another 45min swim. I though was able to be water safety on the rescue board.. as im a board paddler also... All in All it was an okay day with the only person getting seasick being Sir Dee... lol...
Au revoir(PRACTICING MY FRENCH),
Chloe J

Not so Shivery Swim!

A beautiful autumn day saw Chloe, Amelia and 12 new friends take to the calm waters of Port Philip Bay for a 1200m fundraising swim on April 20th.

By 11am all were in the water, with participants including well known open water swimmer John Van Wisse. Visiting jelly fish (some on the large side...) failed to dampen the spirits of all involved! Despite the promised media coverage prior to the event not eventuating, feedback from various groups has indicated future support should the "Shiver Swim" become an annual event.

The girls from T.O.T.M. wholeheartedly thank all swimmers involved and St Kilda Surf Lifesaving Club for hosting the swim and providing the water safety.

More photos can be viewed on T.O.T.M.'s myspace page: www.myspace.com/totmsea2see

Shiver & Swim?

It's only nine days until the scheduled start of the Sea 2 See "Shiver Swim"-but will it go ahead? We are still trying desperately to get publicity in the media-much has been promised but little delivered! There has been a post on MySpace, emails to various swimming bodies and faxes galore! Here's hoping that it all comes together on the day.....

Another worry at the moment is the fact that the airline our flights to England are booked through (Royal Brunei) is no longer flying that route! We are waiting to be advised as to which carrier they are sending us on.....

Que sera, sera....

Serious swims for serious causes!

Woohoo, only four months to go! Until Amelia & Chloe leave Australia that is! All the TOTM girls have been busy over the past few weeks, with training and fundraising a focus. The Jersey girls, ,Chantelle, Bianca, Tasmin and Alice swam over 2000 laps of their local pool on Easter Saturday to simulate an English Channel "Crossing". Actually, they were closer to swimming the equivilent of a triple crossing!

On Good Friday Chloe (in Australia), was involved in a Charity Swim to raise money for the local hospital to use for Kids with Cancer. Swimming a relay format over a 1200m course each team of 4 swam for 6 hours.

Amelia & Chloe are in the process of finalising details for the "Shiver Swim" on April 20th, organising a photo in one of the main papers and a couple of radio celebrities to be involved-should be fun!

Thankyou,Thankyou,Thankyou!

TOTM is incredibly excited to have received payment of the $10,000 grant from The Foundation For Young Australians! This grant from the Foundation's opportunity bank has allowed for the payment of airfares, pilot boat deposit, accommodation deposit, uniform purchases and the medicals required by the CS &PF (at a non Medicare supported $77 each, these were an unexpected cost!).

A "Sea 2 See" Supporters Swim has been arranged in conjunction with St Kilda Surf Lifesaving Club to be held on April 20th, at St Kilda Beach. More details as they are finalised!

Chloe and Amelia at the Lorne Pier to Pub swim in January- nearly 5000 swimmers took part!