OAR INSPIRING:UNIVERSITYSTUDENTAIMS TO BECOME YOUNGEST ROWERTO
CONQUER THE ATLANTIC SOLO
November 2015: University student Cal lum Gathercole is taking on a momentous chal lengecompleted by less people than have been into space, by rowing more than 3,000 mi les across theAtlantic Ocean.At the age of just 19, Cal lum is hoping to set a Guinness World Record as heattempts to become the youngest person to complete the Atlantic Row solo.
Cal lum is rowingin memory of his late father Cl ive who passed away in 2012 aftersufferingfrom abraintumourand,supported by lead sponsorPersi l,wi l l be raisingmoneyforBrainTumourResearch,the PrincessAl ice Hospice and BRACE Alzheimer’s Research.To date,Cal lum has raised a staggeringxxxxxand he aimsto reach£280,000bythe end of the race.
Cal lum facesa huge chal lenge in crossingthe world’s secondlargestocean:
He wi l l burn over6,500 calories/ day and needs to eat over 4,500 calories just to combatstarvation-on average,each person taking part loses 20%of their bodyweight
Spentupto48hours inablackedout roomwithonlyhis rowingmachineforcompanyaspartofhisisolationtrainingregime
Little contact with the outside world,with only an occasional phone cal l being made to closefami lyvia a satel l ite phone
OncompletingtheAtlanticRow,he hopestobecomeoneof only33 boatstocompletethesolocrossing–lessthanthe numberof peoplewho have conquered Everest
Cal lum revealed his desire to complete the race in memoryof hisfather.He said“I have been rowingsincetheageof nineandwiththe lossof myfather; Idecidedtoputmypassionandhardworktoagood cause.Withthe supportof Persi l, I am ableto make a massive differencetothree charitiesthatare trulyclose to my heart.”
The Atlantic Row dates back to 1966 when Sir Chay Blyth rowed the Atlantic Ocean with JohnRidgeway, including a 92 day battle againsthurricanes and 50foot waves.Although Cal lumwi l l facesimi larseaconditions,heis hopingtocompletethe chal lenge in considerablylesstimethan 90days.Clare Logan, Brand Manager for Persi l UK and Ireland said: “This is a huge chal lenge successful lyconquered by less people than have cl imbed Everest so we wanted to help support Cal lum in hisrecord breaking attempt. Cal lum’s initiative wi l l raise much-needed supportfor three charities,makinga real differenceforpeoplefacing l ife-threateningi l lnesses.”
Cal lum has prepared himself both mental ly and physical ly for the chal lenge, recentlycompleting a100,000 metre rowinjustseven hoursto create a new U19 l ightweightworld record.
To donate to Cal lum’s fundraising and to find out more,go tohttp://thewaterbabies.co.uk/
ENDS
For further information,product samples or photography please contact:
TeekSmith: tsmith@gol in.com/02070670654
Dan Mason:dmason@gol in.com/02070670563
Notestoeditors:
Further information about Persil Small and Mighty
Persi l smal l&mighty comes in4sizes: 15,25,40and 60wash packs,and is madefrom packagingthatcan berecycled(where faci l ities exist).
525ml -£4.69RRP
875ml -£6.79RRP
1400ml -£9.99RRP
2100ml -£13.00RRP
About Callum Gathercole
19yearold Cal lumisa studentof AerospaceEngineeringattheUniversityof Bristol ,hehas been rowingsincehewas 9;firstfor CranmoreSchool , laterforWalton RowingCluband currentlyfor Bristol University.Hehasrowed atHenleyRoyal Regatta, represented England attheHomeInternational in2011and GBin EuropeanandWorldInternationals in 2012and 2013.RowingtheAtlanticwi l l definitelybethebiggestchal lengehehaseverfaced,both physical lyand mental ly.Cal lum,a hugeConcordefan with a nuttysenseof humour, is veryproudtosupporthis chosen smal l charities–BrainTumour Research,Princess Al iceHospiceand BRACEAlzheimer’s Research.Hiscompetitivespiritand massivedetermination mean heis lookingforward to crossingthefinishl ineinAntigua in as fewdaysas possible.
About Brain Tumour Research
Fundraisinginits own right,BrainTumourResearch isalsoan umbrel lacharity,workingincol laborationwithMember Charitiesaround theUK.Together with this networkand supported bythefundraisingachievementsof ourUmbrel la Groups andfundraisersacross theUK, some£4mi l l ionwas raised in2014tofund both braintumour research and to providesupportfor patients and fami l ies.Wearestrivingtofund a networkof sevendedicated researchcentres whi lstchal lengingthegovernmentand largercancercharities toinvestmoreinbraintumour research.Help us fundthefight.Togetherwewi l l find acure.
About Princess Alice Hospice
For further information pleasecontact: communications@pah.org.ukor telephone01372461817.Princess Al ice Hospice cares for terminal ly i l l adults across a large part of Surrey, south west London andMiddlesex, caringfor them in their own homes andat its Hospicein Esher.Morethan one mi l l ion peoplel ivewithin its carearea.
Over£9.1 mi l l ion is needed each year to providethesevital services and morethan 75%of funding must beraisedthroughvoluntarydonations andfundraising.
About BRACE Alzheimer’s Research
supports research projects undertaken in universities and hospitals in theSouth Westand SouthWales,particularlyin Bristol ,whichisa centreof excel lencefor neuroscienceresearch.
BRACEhas raised morethan£13 mi l l ionto helpsupportdiverseresearch projects intoal l aspects ofdementia.
BRACEis oneof onlya fewcharities thatexistsspecifical lytofinancedementia research–this workisvital if futuregenerations areto befreefromthefear of this devastatingi l lness.
For moreinformation on BRACEgoto www.alzheimers-brace.org
racknerd怎么样?racknerd今天发布了几款美国特价独立服务器的促销,本次商家主推高配置的服务器,各个配置给的都比较高,有Intel和AMD两种,硬盘也有NVMe和SSD等多咱组合可以选择,机房目前有夏洛特、洛杉矶、犹他州可以选择,性价比很高,有需要独服的朋友可以看看。点击进入:racknerd官方网站RackNerd暑假独服促销:CPU:双E5-2680v3 (24核心,48线程)内存...
HostKvm是一家成立于2013年的国外主机服务商,主要提供VPS主机,基于KVM架构,可选数据中心包括日本、新加坡、韩国、美国、俄罗斯、中国香港等多个地区机房,均为国内直连或优化线路,延迟较低,适合建站或者远程办公等。商家本月针对香港国际机房提供特别7折优惠码,其他机房全场8折,优惠后2G内存香港VPS每月5.95美元起,支持使用PayPal或者支付宝付款。下面以香港国际(HKGlobal)为...
sharktech怎么样?sharktech (鲨鱼机房)是一家成立于 2003 年的知名美国老牌主机商,又称鲨鱼机房或者SK 机房,一直主打高防系列产品,提供独立服务器租用业务和 VPS 主机,自营机房在美国洛杉矶、丹佛、芝加哥和荷兰阿姆斯特丹,所有产品均提供 DDoS 防护。不知道大家是否注意到sharktech的所有服务器的带宽价格全部跳楼跳水,降幅简直不忍直视了,还没有见过这么便宜的独立服...