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| Isle of Wight solo swim attempt: Anna Wardley 'ahead of schedule' | Isle of Wight solo swim attempt: Anna Wardley 'ahead of schedule' |
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| A Hampshire woman bidding to swim solo round the Isle of Wight is "ahead of schedule", her support team say. | A Hampshire woman bidding to swim solo round the Isle of Wight is "ahead of schedule", her support team say. |
| Anna Wardley, 37, from Gosport, started the 60-mile (96.6km) route from Ryde Sands at 10:15 BST on Friday. | Anna Wardley, 37, from Gosport, started the 60-mile (96.6km) route from Ryde Sands at 10:15 BST on Friday. |
| Originally, the attempt was expected to take 30 hours, however it is now hoped she could finish earlier. | |
| It is part of a five-island challenge and follows completed swims around the island of Dragonera off Mallorca, Portsea and Jersey, last year. | It is part of a five-island challenge and follows completed swims around the island of Dragonera off Mallorca, Portsea and Jersey, last year. |
| She abandoned her attempt to swim around the Isle of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides in August after she began hallucinating from the effects of the cold water, and was unable to breathe properly. | She abandoned her attempt to swim around the Isle of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides in August after she began hallucinating from the effects of the cold water, and was unable to breathe properly. |
| Money raised during the five-island challenge will go to the Samaritans, Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Sail Africa, which offers sailing courses for young people in South Africa. | Money raised during the five-island challenge will go to the Samaritans, Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Sail Africa, which offers sailing courses for young people in South Africa. |