World record lake swimmer | #LegendOfTheLakes 🇨🇭 |10 Swiss lakes to raise awareness for PANS/PANDAS & The Brain Charity https://xitter.cf/t.co/nHBdWCQrO4

South West, England
Joined January 2019
Swim 10 of 10 72km lake Geneva . 18km left givestar.io/gs/neil-gilsons-…
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Honoured to appear on @itvwestcountry today sharing the Legends of the Lakes story & raising awareness for PANS/PANDAS. 10 Swiss lakes. One record goal. A cause close to home. Thanks for every share, every donation, every stroke of support. #LegendsoftheLakes #PANS #PANDAS
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Huge thanks to @BBCBreakfast for featuring my Legends of the Lakes challenge! Every swim is for my son and to raise awareness of #PANS #PANDAS 💙 #LegendsOfTheLakes #BBCBreakfast #MarathonSwimming
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Next swim: #LegendOfTheLakes Challenge 🌊Lake Constance 64km. Standing here, looking out over it… the scale is HUGE - swimming for children & families with #PANS & #PANDAS 💙 Hoping to take it on this weekend (weather permitting). Please donate & share: givewheel.com/fundraising/81…
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1 down, 9 to go! 🏊‍♂️🇨🇭 30.4km across Lake Lugano in blistering heat — the first leg of my Legend of the Lakes challenge to swim all 10 of Switzerland’s largest lakes. Full video 🎥 👉 youtu.be/P4T1ibRUUZ4 #UltraSwim #LakeLugano #OpenWaterSwimming #LegendOfTheLakes
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Lake Lugano ✅ 30.4km | 8h 34m | New record 🔥 The heat was brutal, but the mission kept me going. 1st of 10 Swiss lakes done. Grateful to my crew and family — couldn’t do it without them. #LegendOfTheLakes #MarathonSwimming #LakeLugano @PANSPANDASUK @TheBrainCharity
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An incredible challenge! First leg done - huge well done Neil 🙌🙌 Donate here 👉 givewheel.com/fundraising/81…
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The finish line moment - a monumental effort! 8 hours 34 minutes. 30.7km. New record. 🤝
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Into the final km - what a swim! Into the final push 💪@PANSPANDASUK @TheBrainCharity
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The best shortcut in Lugano today 🏊@LuganoPlanB @ticinotoday @ticinonews @TwittTicinonews Neil is 23km into his record-attempt charity swim of Lake Lugano. Track the swim here: lakeluganoswimmingassociatio… #marathonswimming #openwaterswimming #lugano
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19kms down, keeping a steady pace and looking great. Hit the link in bio to track the swim or donate - any donation big or small is massively appreciated, in support of @TheBrainCharity and @PANSPANDASUK 🤜🤛givewheel.com/fundraising/81…
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We are underway! Neil left Porlezza just before 9am and is already setting a good pace into Lake Lugano. 30.7km to go! Link in bio to track the swim and to donate to @PANSPANDASUK & @TheBrainCharity #lugano #lakelugano #marathonswimming
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Arrived in Lake Lugano for the next swim in the #LegendOfTheLakes challenge 🇨🇭🌊 Due to unpredictable weather, I’ll now be swimming Tuesday morning for safety. Every stroke is @PANSPANDASUK + @BrainCharity 💙 Let’s go. #MarathonSwimming #PANDAS #LakeLugano #UltraEndurance
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