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Chris McIntosh

November Swimming Challenge 2025

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My target 100 kms

I’m swimming 100km November for families facing baby loss

On 28th March this year our very good friends Amy and Craig experienced the devastating loss of their son James, who was stillborn.

The agony of losing your baby is something I can only imagine and I know that what I imagine is still not even close to what Amy and Craig battle through each day, they are truly amazing. 

The 15th October marks the end of baby loss awareness loss week, a time to remember those babies lost too soon and to raise awareness of the shattering impact of baby loss. Sands are a non-profit charity who support bereaved families like our friends, and we have seen first hand the incredible work they do. 

Anna pointed out that Sands were doing a swim challenge in November to raise awareness and a bit of cash for the charity and I really wanted to do something to help out.

They suggested swimming 2k,  5k or 10k across the month but I thought, 'sod that, let's go crazy and stick another zero on there! So throughout November I've committed to swimming 100km. That's like swimming to Leeds down the Leeds-Liverpool canal only I'll be doing in a pool, thankfully. It means I'll be spending about 2/3 hours a day in the pool swimming to break it down. It's a lot, like. 

If you're able to, I'd be thrilled if you can give this incredible charity a bit of money. If you can't afford to, a share of this post would be amazing, let's go big at the end of Baby Loss Awareness week. 

So this one's for you,  James.

Thanks for reading

Chris x


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Monday 24th Nov
Hey everyone,

Just checking in here for those that don't follow my Instagram for updates (chrismcintosh28). It's now the last week of the challenge and I'm on 70km so still a lot of work to be done this week but I'm confident I can do it! 

Thanks to everyone who's donated - you smashed the original target 4 times over and it's still going strong! It's over £4k now so maybe we'll even get it 5k by the time I finish?

It's been dead hard, I won't lie, started strong, had a dip in the middle when my body was begging me for a break and now I've got a 2nd wind as we go into the last week.

It's really spurred me on reading all the lovely messages you've written and I feel like we've all achieved something really special together. 

Thanks once more for all of your support and donations, made it all worth while.

Gonna dig deep now and get stuck into this final week, finishing on Sunday 30th.

Speak soon,
Lotsa love
Chris x

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Anonymous

£106

Jo Mccoy

Keep going!

£106

Clare O'hare

You're doing absolutely amazing Chris! Nearly there, C,C,E,J,R & Bob x

£106

Craig Beardwood

Hi Chris, Thank you for doing this for our son James. It means a lot to Amy & I. Good luck, it is a lot of swimming. Thanks, Craig & Amy

£100

Chris Meehan

Well done mate x

£81.62

Nice Boys Argyle

Well in mate. From everyone at footy for your Sterling effort, it can’t be easy doing all of those Delaps but you’re making it look Eze. Lotsa love x

£75

Pursehouse

That’s a lot of swimming. Good grief.

£53.32

Peter And Rachel

Thank you so much Chris for raising money in memory of Baby James 💙

£53.32

Pat & Dave Cook

Good luck Chris. X.

£53.32

Paddy & Ellie

Good luck Chris! Thank you so much for doing this in memory of our beautiful nephew James and for such an amazing cause ❤️

£53.32

Mike X

good luck mate!!

£53.32

Ali Horn

Good luck mate. A hell of an undertaking for such a great cause. Dig deep, you’re the man x

£53.32

Nicko

Love you bro! Smash it xx

£53.32

Olly Gorman

£53.32

James Slater

Tray of sardines coming your way upon task completion

£53.32

Ame & Craig

Good luck, Chris! Thank you so much for taking on this almighty challenge in memory of our beautiful baby boy, James. It means more to us than words can say. And in the wise words of Dory: "Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." 🐠💙

£52.12

Rob & Amy Rogers

Class mate! Keep smashing it. Rob & Amy

£50

Julie, Tony, Sean And Gerard

Good luck Chris! Thank you for doing this for such an important charity, and in remembrance of baby James.

£32.23

Jen

I always knew you had it in you to be Liverpool’s answer to Michael Phelps. Los Angeles Olympics 2028 here you come. Mega proud of you for undertaking this gargantuan challenge you wonderful human. X

£32.23

Lorraine Burke

Well done Son, we're very proud of you. Mum and Dad xx

£32.23

Graeme Murray

Great work Chris keep it up. Gra Murray xx

£32.23

Jo & Sean Kenneally

Well done Chris!

£32.23

Jack Finnigab

Amazing cause and some effort!!!

£32.23

Ben Whittingham

Bravo mate. Keep up the good work!

£32.23

Anonymous

Good luck bro. Aha!

£32.23

Jimmy Sweets

£30

Cam

Keep going la!!

£30

Lovelady

£30

John Milburn

Well in Chris - great effort for a great cause 👊🏼🕶️

£27.05

Josh Parmar

Well in bro 🤍 💥🏊‍♂️💪🏽

£27.05

James Feltham

Good luck my mate. Be some achievement and I’m just excited for the Speedo shots

£27.05

Caroline Alcock

£27.05

Rich Kelly

Smash it bro

£27.05

Chandre Parmar

£27.05

Graham Mckee

£27.05

Paul, Emma & Eliana Easton

£27.05

Sarah Kennedy

It’s amazing what your doing, thank you Sarah, Daisy & Flynn x

£27.05

Belinda Burke

£27.05

Alb

You the best

£27.05

Carole Byrom

Well done Chris xx

£27.05

Ste,melissa,lola,leo

Good Luck our Chris. Love ya xx

£27.05

Christine

Well done!! Everything must be done to ensure parents don’t need to go through what Amy and Craig are continuing to suffer. In memory of our beautiful James ❤️

£26.45

Emily Bartlett

christopher mac-kerel the hero x

£25

John Gibbons

You’re a wonderful, silly man

£25

Jules Bennett

£25

Laura Gaskell

A lovely thing to do Chris. Proud of you, always. Good luck xxx

£25

Karl Murray

Smashin it mush! Big love x

£25

Stephen Kerrison

£25

Kenny Jones

Great Charity , good luck Chris, I am sure you will smash 💥 it

£21.84

Andrew Fitzsimons

Thank you much.

£21.84

Alun Matthews

Amazing stuff. Just keep swimming. Big love x

£21.84

Chris Parry

Smash it!

£21.84

John Paul Gibney

£21.84

Jan Stanley

Good luck Chris

£21.84

Amy White

Amazing charity! Good Luck Chris, thinking of baby James xxx

£21.84

Robbie Fowler

£21.84

Tom Mcelroy

Good Luck Chris, a monumental effort for a truly great cause. Sorry to hear the circumstances surrounding it. Tom, Kerry, Cillian & Orla

£21.84

Chris, Laura & James

£21.84

Jeanette Hankey

Wonderful gesture, good luck Chris.

£21.84

Adam Leyland

Keep going mate! Love Adam and Rose x

£21.84

Emma & Mike

Good luck Chris!!

£21.84

Connor Ashcroft

£21.84

Matt And Helen Malton

Good luck mate

£21.84

Erin Hanley

£21.84

Helen Lang

Well done. What an amazing achievement!

£21.84

Nicola Mcintyre

£21.84

Samantha Sparks

Amazing work Chris, well done!!

£20

Annemarie Long

£20

Jack Hayden

All the best mate.

£20

Lisa Bowden

Good Luck Chris 🐠👏🏻❤️

£20

Emma & Eli

For James, Ame & Craig 💙

£20

Rebecca Thorpe

£20

Stephen Sparke

You can do it mate 💪🏻

£20

Stephanie Lindsay

£20

Steve Carpenter

Good luck Chris, you'll smash it :) Steve, Natty, Meels n Wills xxx

£20

Laura & Noel

Wishing you the very best of luck.

£20

Laura, Josh & Miles

Well done Chris! xxx

£20

Natalie & Matty

£16.56

Gemma Williams

Good luck Chris! So sorry to read of the circumstances and wish beyond belief that no one ever has to experience such loss, so a fantastic charity to be doing this for. You can do it! Gemma, Lee and Camille x

£16.56

Deby Tennant

Good luck Chris , a very important cause x

£16.56

Lucy Johnson

Good luck Chris! An amazing thing to do in memory of little James x

£16.56

Matt Davies

Lets f*ckin av it

£15

Sarah Bones

Good on you for doing it matey. Big love to you n the fam xxx

£11.33

Rachel White

Good luck such an amazing cause xx

£11.33

Anonymous

£11.33

Dave Hewitson

Best of Luck Chris

£11.33

Bethanyf

£11.33

Joanne Donnelly-khawaja

Fantastic charity..well done Chris Jo & Zesh

£11.33

Alex Mahoney

Amazing work Chris! Keep going ❤️

£11.33

John Fraser

Keep it going Chris Mac 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Brilliant effort for an amazing cause

£11.33

Lauren Hinton

This is amazing! Good luck Chris

£11.33

Helen Malton

Well done, Chris!

£11.33

Pete Kelly

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Cath Smithies

Good luck👏

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Daniel Causley

Good luck 28 Sleep! Great ideas and lovely cause

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Catherine Hunter

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Jayne

£11.33

Katie Byrne

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Kerry

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Michael Harrison

Knock it's hip oot, mate.

£11.33

Trudy Burke

Good luck Chris. A great cause xxx

£11.33

Jimmy Boyd

£11.33

Alexis Wilkie

Good luck mate

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Heather

Well done Chris!

£11.33

Abby Jackson

Good luck Chris, such an epic challenge for a very worthy cause.

£11.33

Christine Delea

£11.33

Rachael Smith

Amazing work Chris and for such a deserving charity 🩷💙

£11.33

Joe Leyland

Well done Chris x

£10

Lauren Leonard

Good Luck. Such an amazing thing💙💙💙

£10

Anonymous

£10

Abbie Opray

Good luck Chris!! For an amazing cause

£10

Kelly Arends

Good luck with the swim!

£10

Lisa Bull

Good Luck Chris!

£10

Lisa Forshaw

Good luck Chris! x

£10

Adam Mulley

Keep smashing it Chris!

£10

Sian Williams

£10

Claire & Tom

Good Luck Chris! This is amazing xx

£10

Leo Kyp

£10

Catherine Crilly

Well done mate!

£10

Jenna S

Good luck! Such a brilliant charity. That is a LOT of swimming!

£10

Andrea Bradley

£10

Carol Rees

Great gesture Chris 😅

£10

Rebecca Dunn

Good luck Chris! ✊

£8

Joseph Shooman

gwan lad

£6.11

Calum Nesbit

£6.11

Eva Jamison

rock on / swim on ?

£6.11

Claire Norton

Smash it Chris!

£6.11

Leanne Costello

£5

Greg (from Monday And Thursday Football)

Good luck Chris and a very worthy cause.

£5

Charlotte Atherton

Good luck Chris

£5

Sully

Smash this challenge the way you smash an effort on goal and you’ll be sound!!

£5

Claire Dickson