ThinCats Sponsors local man swim the Channel

6 months ago, we announced our sponsorship of local swimmer, Philip Preece, who after two years of covid interruptions began his preparations to attempt to swim the Channel.  

We have supported him throughout, documenting his training sessions, trial swims and gained a real insight into how he developed the mental toughness to overcome one of the fiercest physical challenges. 

Of course, there were plenty of hurdles along the way. Phil describes the physical and psychological challenges throughout the journey, struggles with disorientation and other adversity he faced in the build-up to his 21mile swim in open water.  

On Saturday 6th August, in the early hours of the morning, Phil began his attempt… 

Some difficult tides and an increasing wind made for an even more serious challenge, but 19 hours of solid swimming later, Phil stood on French sand. He is a Channel Swimmer!  

We are delighted to have been a part of his journey, an absolutely fantastic achievement and you can read his full story here.