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The First All-Amputee Team to Swim the English Channel

At first light on Friday 5th September 2014, BLESMA members Stephen White, Jamie Gillespie, Craig Howarth and Conrad Thorpe became the first all-amputee team to swim the English Channel.

'The Swim,' a short film produced by ScratchCreate, Film House and BLESMA tells their story. 

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