18/06/2025
🌊 An Important Update From Me 🌊
Over the next 3 weeks, I may be a little slower replying to travel enquiries — and I wanted to share the reason why…
I’m about to take on one of the biggest physical and mental challenges of my life — swimming the English Channel this July as part of a 4-person relay team! 🏊♀️🇬🇧🇫🇷
This journey has tested me in more ways than I ever imagined. Preparing for a challenge like this is never easy, but it’s been especially tough. I lost my training venue earlier this year when the leisure centre went into liquidation, forcing me to scramble for alternatives and adapt my training plan on the fly. And just to add another twist, I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma, which meant going back to basics and relearning how to manage my breathing and pace all over again — in open water, no less.
Despite all that, I’ve stuck with it. Early morning swims, icy dips, hours of front crawl, fighting through setbacks — I’ve never been more determined to see something through. 💪
I’m doing this not just for myself, but to raise money for a cause that means a lot to me: the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance 🚁. They save lives every single day, and I want to help make sure they can keep doing what they do best.
If you’d like to support me on this once-in-a-lifetime mission, I’d be so grateful for any donations, no matter how small. Every little helps and genuinely means the world:
👉 www.justgiving.com/page/gemmasummerfield
Thank you so much for your patience, kindness, and continued support. I’ll still be around to help with holiday bookings — I just might be answering messages with a swim cap still on my head! 😉
Help Gemma Summerfield raise money to support Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charity
