{"id":39152,"date":"2019-04-09T15:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa1.ats-global.com\/paul-baggott-swam-2-miles-in-the-serpentine-river-for-macmillan-cancer-support\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:56:55","slug":"paul-baggott-swam-2-miles-in-the-serpentine-river-for-macmillan-cancer-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ats-global.com\/cs\/paul-baggott-swam-2-miles-in-the-serpentine-river-for-macmillan-cancer-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Baggott swam 2 miles in the Serpentine River for Macmillan Cancer Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

My family has been, like many other, touched by cancer and each year I try to stretch myself to achieve a new fund raising goal. This year it is swimming. 22 September2018 in Hyde Park, London, UK. The day itself was a gloomy day. Overcast and rainy. Entering into Hyde Park in London it became clear that not only was this a big event \u2013 thousands of swimmers were in attendance, but it would also be tough.<\/p>\n

The course was laid out in one mile laps around coloured buoys stretching the whole length of the lake, which covers a 40 acre area and is usually used as a recreational lake for boating. Seeing a mile (1,6km) laid out it became very clear that it was a long way and at this point I regretted doing no training, thinking only that it would just be a bit of a swim. Although it was very difficult for my untrained body I felt that with so much sponsorship donated I carried on.<\/p>\n

When you run a marathon, you can stop if you get tired. This is somewhat a harder thing to do in 20 feet of water so it was a continuous journey to get it done. Cramp began to set in at times which was a constant fear but carry on I did until I finally reached the end in the pouring rain and had to be physically dragged out as I could no longer stand. Straight to the hot tubs to warm up was the first point of order, then collection of my medal and photos, but I will never swim that length again that is for sure.<\/p>\n

The swim itself is part of something called the London classic and consists of the swim, the London marathon (which I completed in 2009) and the London bike ride, which is a 100 mile race from London to Surrey. On completion of this you receive not only the individual medals but an additional London classic medal. As such, I have mysteriously signed up for the bike ride next year. On this occasion though I can assure you I will be training hard!\u201c<\/p>\n

\"2018-Sep22<\/p>\n

About ATS Community:<\/h2>\n

ATS Community sponsors ATS employees who wish to make a personal effort to participate in activities for Charity in a sportive way. Find out more information on:
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