Monday 9 June 2008

Walliams completes swim to Africa

Little Britain star David Walliams and Olympic rower James Cracknell today completed their swim to Africa in aid of the UK charity Sport Relief.
The pair crossed the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in four hours, 36 minutes.
They set off from Tarifa, southern Spain, and finally reached dry land at Punta de Cires in Morocco.
36-year-old Walliams was overcome with sickness during the swim but carried on, and the duo also encountered a pod of whales.
They were cheered on by Cracknell's wife, TV presenter Beverley Turner, and 'Dragons' Den' star Theo Paphitis, who arrived in a yacht to lend his support.
The journey was the final stage of Cracknell's Cross-Continent Challenge.
The 35-year-old had already rowed 22 miles across the Channel and cycled 1,395 miles through France and Spain to reach today's starting point.