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Neil Gilson @24HourSwim

World record lake swimmer | #LegendOfTheLakes 🇨🇭 |10 Swiss lakes to raise awareness for PANS/PANDAS & The Brain Charity m.youtube.com/@NeilGilson-sw…

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Neil Gilson@24HourSwim
25 Jul 2024
This time last week! 🏊🇫🇷🇨🇭🍩#PANSPANDASUK #swimming #swim #worldrecord #France #Switzerland #panspandas #charity #panspandasuk #lakegeneva #lacleman #openwaterswimming #swimmer
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Honoured to appear on @itvwestcountry today sharing the Legends of the Lakes story & raising awareness for PANS/PANDAS. 10 Swiss lakes. One record goal. A cause close to home. Thanks for every share, every donation, every stroke of support. #LegendsoftheLakes #PANS #PANDAS
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Huge thanks to @BBCBreakfast for featuring my Legends of the Lakes challenge! Every swim is for my son and to raise awareness of #PANS #PANDAS 💙 #LegendsOfTheLakes #BBCBreakfast #MarathonSwimming
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‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes

Neil Gilson is undertaking a huge mental and physical task to raise awareness of a neuropsychiatric condition that affected his son Jack

theguardian.com
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Next swim: #LegendOfTheLakes Challenge 🌊Lake Constance 64km. Standing here, looking out over it… the scale is HUGE - swimming for children & families with #PANS & #PANDAS 💙 Hoping to take it on this weekend (weather permitting). Please donate & share: givewheel.com/fundraising/81…
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1 down, 9 to go! 🏊‍♂️🇨🇭 30.4km across Lake Lugano in blistering heat — the first leg of my Legend of the Lakes challenge to swim all 10 of Switzerland’s largest lakes. Full video 🎥 👉 youtu.be/P4T1ibRUUZ4 #UltraSwim #LakeLugano #OpenWaterSwimming #LegendOfTheLakes
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Lake Lugano ✅ 30.4km | 8h 34m | New record 🔥 The heat was brutal, but the mission kept me going. 1st of 10 Swiss lakes done. Grateful to my crew and family — couldn’t do it without them. #LegendOfTheLakes #MarathonSwimming #LakeLugano @PANSPANDASUK @TheBrainCharity
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The Brain Charity@TheBrainCharity
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An incredible challenge! First leg done - huge well done Neil 🙌🙌 Donate here 👉 givewheel.com/fundraising/81…

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The finish line moment - a monumental effort! 8 hours 34 minutes. 30.7km. New record. 🤝
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Into the final km - what a swim! Into the final push 💪@PANSPANDASUK @TheBrainCharity
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The best shortcut in Lugano today 🏊@LuganoPlanB @ticinotoday @ticinonews @TwittTicinonews Neil is 23km into his record-attempt charity swim of Lake Lugano. Track the swim here: lakeluganoswimmingassociatio… #marathonswimming #openwaterswimming #lugano
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19kms down, keeping a steady pace and looking great. Hit the link in bio to track the swim or donate - any donation big or small is massively appreciated, in support of @TheBrainCharity and @PANSPANDASUK 🤜🤛givewheel.com/fundraising/81…
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We are underway! Neil left Porlezza just before 9am and is already setting a good pace into Lake Lugano. 30.7km to go! Link in bio to track the swim and to donate to @PANSPANDASUK & @TheBrainCharity #lugano #lakelugano #marathonswimming
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Arrived in Lake Lugano for the next swim in the #LegendOfTheLakes challenge 🇨🇭🌊 Due to unpredictable weather, I’ll now be swimming Tuesday morning for safety. Every stroke is @PANSPANDASUK @BrainCharity 💙 Let’s go. #MarathonSwimming #PANDAS #LakeLugano #UltraEndurance
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Rebecca W1986@W1986Rebecca
12 Jun 2025
northdevongazette.co.uk/news… 💥Dad on a mission @24HourSwim conquered Lake Geneva in 22h 9m 🏊‍♂️ Now he's taking on Switzerland’s 10 great lakes for @PANS_PANDAS_UK & @BrainTrust_UK 🙌 #PansPandasHour @MrAndrewCotter @seemajaswal @seaningle @PeterCrouchPod @romankemp @robbeckettcomic

Swiss lake challenge for North Devon dad

Record-breaking swimmer raising funds through an epic Switzerland challenge

northdevongazette.co.uk
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“I had to stop at 56km. Hypothermia took me out.” But I came back… and broke a 38-year-old world record swimming the length of Lake Geneva. 🏊‍♂️🔥 New interview with my coach on mindset, failure, and the comeback: 🎥 Watch the full story m.youtube.com/watch?v=ApjZmp…
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