Sunderland teenager swims across the Solent to the Isle of Wight

A 14 year old boy from Sunderland has completed a swim from the English mainland to the isle of wight for charity.

Nathan Harrison, who is 14 and attends Monkwearmouth Academy, completed the challenging three mile swim across the Solent over the weekend.

The charity he selected was Aspire, aiming to support those with spinal cord injuries, and successfully raised £850 with support from local businesses including Ceto Swim Training Group Ltd, TTR Barnes Ltd, PC & Fonetech UK Ltd as well as the charity Chloe & Liam Together Forever Trust.

Now his mother says his “next challenge is to swim the English Channel as part of a relay team next summer which will require raising even more money for Aspire so we welcome support from any local businesses willing to get involved either by having a collection box at the till, donating raffle prizes, helping with fundraising events etc.”

Please contact nathanschannelswim@gmail.com if you can help.