English Channel Extreme Swim 2015 By Toni Enderli

I began open water swimming in 2009. The freedom, connection with nature and pure challenge associated with it had me right from the start – I was hooked. It has become the catalyst for the rest of the challenges I face, the drive I developed for swimming seeped into all the other areas of my life – career, family and personal goals. The way in which I began to face these aspects was the way in which I had learned to face my swimming challenges – with passion, unwavering determination and maximum positivity.

Open water swimming has taught me that it does not matter how old or young or you are, nothing is impossible and whatever you put your mind to, you can achieve - if you want it badly enough! It does not matter about the position or situation you are within your life - as long as you never give up and carry on moving forward, you will eventually get through it - like any strong current. You have to push your own boundaries in order to grow and learn. To do that, you need to keep asking questions and strive to grow on a daily basis. If you stay within your comfort zone you will never grow or experience life at its fullest. Open water swimming has taught me to live & embrace the ‘moment’, to be thankful and humble for what I have.

One of my first swims was a real challenge – to swim a mile in 3 degree water (a world first for the ice swimming association). My goal was to collect blankets and food for the underprivileged based on successfully completing this swim. I then swam a Double Robben Island and a route around Cape point to raise funds for children with terminal cancer. This lead to more challenging conquests including swimming the Straights of Gibraltar to raise funds in order to teach underprivileged children how to swim. Swimming across the English Channel from Dover to France was to be my biggest challenge to date and after 2 years of brutal training and astronomical costs the time had come to face ‘Summit H20’. Swimming the English Channel was no small feat - 13.5 degree water, a swarm of jelly fish and wayward currents prevented me from finishing. The death of a fellow swimmer that day makes me thank God I swallowed my pride and accepted defeat.
It is now time for me to face my nemesis again. After almost 5 years of open water swimming, this year I am going to attempt my 2nd English Channel swim. This swim is dedicated to every South African that has given up hope or is going through a rough patch.

To those people, I would like to say that in the end, the billionaire gets buried next to the street sweeper. We all end up as dust. Life is short – try and have no regrets and strive toward your dreams! In order to do this one needs to have a strong sense of PERSISTENCE - the refusal to quit. It means looking into the face of adversity, saying “I like my odds” and having an unwillingness to step aside. To persist is to believe in your cause and not allow yourself to be distracted by anything.

NEVER EVER GIVE UP! WHAT DOES NOT KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER! No matter what you have gone through in your life or what you are currently going through - you have the opportunity to grow from it. Reflection is the key to never making the same mistake again. These words have helped me get through my toughest times both personally and on a business level.

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