Hi my name is maddie and im fundraising for the British scoliosis society by swimming the equivalent of the English chanel in june.This is my story;

In early June 2024 I started to get pain. In August I discovered I had severe scoliosis. I have seen many physiotherapists, consultants etc over the months. Every time I grow the scoliosis gets worse, which means the pain gets worse. I have swam all my life and have been a competitive swimmer since I was 10 and have previously qualified for Regionals and welsh nationals. I still train as much as possible but find it hard due to pain and so now i cant compete or train like I could before.

Previously this target swim would have been easy but now it will be a lot more challenging because of the constant pain limiting the amount of time I am able to spend in the pool.

This is a really good cause and i would love to raise awareness of the difficulties that come with scolosis.