David Walliams swimming the Thames.

One million, 194 thousand and 258 pounds raised. so far.

And some of that goes to helping dementia sufferers. (That'll be mostly OLD people)

Blimey! Just looked up at the tele and saw him finish his swim - well done him. I swam twenty lengths in a pristine pool last week and was on my knees after!

'fraid not Goldengran. DD's back at work today and she has been my partner in Walliams watching.

Seen (and cheered) him at five points though.

Were you there at the finish Jangly?

Good for him

WELL DONE DAVID.

YOU ARE A HERO.

Gosh Jangly, I have just caught up with this thread. Have not been on Gransnet much this week What have you done to upset people? I think David Walliams is a hero,, and yes he will get publicity for himself,but it is in a good cause. I would certainly not put my head under water in the Thames. As I write this, he is just coming to the end.Don't leave Gransnet Jangly we need all sorts on here, there is room for everyone, and you add a bit of colour .

that well known uphill flowing water must be tricky.
That is not what i said jangly.

They said on Twitter he is doing an uphill bit of river now.

Can't be easy.

BUMP

And now the sun has come out and I am getting off this website!

jess - I do NOT call soldiers who beat up innocent civillians heroes. David Walliams at this time I DO!

They are putting out plenty of warnings along the lines of "do not copy this this yourself". Anyone with half a brain would realise he has the appropriate backup.

He needs as much publicity as possible!

Sorry Annobel. One of my threads was more of a conversation with Glassortwo.

Ignore one of them.

or choose.

or read both.

Why do we have two threads about this subject? Could they be put together? Geraldine/Josi/Cari?

I'm concerned about other people copying him and getting drowned or ending up in hospital. Without raising any money for charity. They are not very likely to start swimming the channel but they might think it is fine to leap into the Thames or other big dangerous river. Have you seen the speed at which a river moves when the tide is going out?
I think the word hero is over used, Jangly. As you yourself implied on another thread, only yesterday.

Scroll down a bit for the video.

You can click on the map to see where he is today. There might be some Henley Gransnetters interested.

www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/the-bt-sport-relief-challenges-walliams-vs-the-thames

This is a video of his day yesterday.

I think he's a hero.

No we won't, jangly - I'm just concerned about his upset tummy etc, in his wetsuit.

But I'm sure you'll all have a damn good try.

He looked fine when he got out of the water and waved to the people lining the lock. He's doing a grand job, raising loads of money for a good cause.

There is no fault to find.

further polluting the Thames...?

Just seen him on the news - he looks ok, but is still suffering from diahorrea, apparently.....in that wet-suit? Oh dear.....

Worrying on two counts - the Thames is a big dangerous, fast moving, body of water and I hope others are not encouraged to jump in and copy him.
Also, it will be full of bacteria from all kinds of sources. You can catch guardia or cryptosporidium even from clean looking mountain streams - let alone a river that has sewage storm overflows pouring into it when it rains, dead rats etc.
Water companies spend a fortune making this water safe to drink...
Not very comic really!

Surely he could have found other healthier ways to support Comic Relief