There are two little reasons I am taking part in this challenge; my children Luke and Pippa. Pippa was born 11 weeks premature back in June 2013. Luke kept me battling through the sadness with his smiles and “huggles” and Pippa showed me every day in the NICU that battles you thought were too hard can be conquered if you just keep fighting. I want to show them that Mummy doesn’t give up either. So here I am, the 36 year old who can’t put their face in the water, signing up to swim half a mile in the River Thames this summer. What can possibly go wrong?!