SUPER slimmer and swimmer Wendy Dormer from Croxley Green has successfully swum the 22 miles of the English Channel in aid of charity Aspire. Wendy, a professional jeweller, swapped her regular gym visits for trips to the swimming baths in order to participate in the 2006 Aspire Channel swim.

She managed to complete the challenge a month before the end of the event's completion and said: "I have also managed to lose some weight and tone my body."

To take part in the Aspire Channel Swim between September 17 and December 9 this year contact Rosie Cotton, Aspire Channel Swim, Freepost Ang40106, Stanmore HA7 4BR. Telephone 0800 0370 880 or visit the website www.aspirechannelswim.co.uk.