When we arrived at Abingdon Lock a large crowd had already begun to gather to support TV personality, and charity-challenge-taker, David Walliams – who is attempting to swim 140 miles of the River Thames over 8 days.
On this the second day of the challenge, David started at dawn to make up for 2 miles lost yesterday. The press boat came in about 20 minutes before David, and filmed some crowd scenes before it got dark.
It was dark when David finally swam through to Abingdon Lock at 20:20. Alongside were, canoes and another swimmer for moral support. He had made up the lost miles by doing 20 miles today.
Not quite 20:20 vision but it is difficult to get pictures over a large crowd . Wrapped up from the cold, David Walliams starts off again from Abingdon to Goring tomorrow soon after 7 am.
You can make donations to Sports Relief and follow his progress on this link.
Wasn’t it fantastic to see (all be it not that clearly given the late hour) so many people turn out in support of David Walliams’ effort – it reminded me why I’m proud to live in Abingdon.
A policeman I spoke to estimated that there were over a thousand people on the river bank last night.
Wow – well done everybody.
In the words of the famous Welshman, I can say ..I was there…..
It was really good to see so many people, the time was getting later and later, but we stayed until the end….
Reading in the Oxford Mail at his arrival in Oxford, its tougher than the Channel swim……..