text: has anyone completed the aspire "swim the channel" challenge? tonight myself and two of my young friends will be completing the last 5 lengths of 1,408 lenghts (22 miles) in our local swimming pool at crediton.  it's been quite a life changing experience for me - not only have i got myself much fitter and gone down 2 dress sizes but i've been motivated to get out of a job i wasn't very happy in and have found new employment!!  i've also raised money for a good cause too!  has anyone else out there taken a challenge which has lead to bigger and better things, beyond your expectations? yes! i did it.  i'm quite a good swimmer and when the channel swim was advertised someone asked me a bit sarcastically whether i was going to do it.  she thought it was the channel swim!  when i said that i was doing it she was so impressed but i felt obliged to explain what it was all about.  she sponsored me anyway  even when she realised i was not going to grease up and do a david walliams across to france.  i raised quite a lot of money but the hard part is collecting it from all the sponsors.  it hasn't lead to better things but i would recommend this particular challenge.  it is for such a good cause.