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Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

30/03/10

Blue Peter presenter kayaks the Amazon

Blue Peter presenters across the decades have been renowned for their crazy fundraising attempts, but Helen Skelton’s recent efforts put any of Peter Duncan’s escapades to shame. Not content with last year tackling a 78 mile, 24-hour ultra-marathon in the Namibian desert, Helen recently completed her most awe-inspiring challenge yet. In February 2010, Helen finished an extraordinary 2,010 mile...

Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation

30/03/10

Christine Bleakley water-skis the channel

She's scared of water and can barely swim, but One Show presenter Christine Bleakley proved that anything is possible by completing the crazy task of water-skiing across the English Channel! Christine braved horrific weather conditions as she completed her epic water sking challenge in just one hour 40 minutes, falling just eight times. More remarkably, Christine hadn't even...

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