A GROUP of Ceredigion woman have successfully swum across the English Channel, raising thousands for the RNLI in the process. - a team of 6 women from Ceredigion between the ages of 40 and 68 - took on the English Channel on Saturday, 29 June and in the process have raised more than £7,000 for New Quay RNLI so far. The team consisted of Ali O'Dochartaigh, Kate Lee, Dr Sian Newman, Sally Worsley, Jill Sutton and Louise Ensoll.
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Kate continued: "We'd booked accommodation from the Friday knowing that we were position two for our support boat so unlikely to be going on the first day. However on the Wednesday, we received an email from the pilot Rob Thompson to say we'd be swimming on Satu.
