Three men to swim from Mallorca to Menorca for leukaemia research
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 @ 6:05 PM
THREE swimmers will make their way from Mallorca to Menorca to raise funds for childhood leukaemia research.
Starting from the Cala Ratjada area of Capdepera between tomorrow (Wednesday) and July 30, the swim will cover 40 kilometres.
The men have already raised 43,000 euros ahead of their trek – but want to get to 75,000 euros to fund a complete research team.
Jacobo Parages, Félix Campano and Peio Ormazábal have set up the Facebook site, Tres hombres contra el mar ('Three men against the sea') and on Twitter, the hashtag #Mójate ('get yourself wet') through which internet users can make donations.
The sponsored swim is the brainchild of Jacobo, 47, from Madrid who has suffered from the debilitating and painful rheumatic condition Espondilitis Anquilosante, which leads to a gradual hardening of the joints, for 20 years.
He had to sleep sitting up for five years because of the pain, but he has never let this stop him setting ambitious personal goals and achieving them – in fact, he believes he would never have managed to get so far if it had not been for his condition.
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