Braving choppy seas for cancer

STEVEN Boyd and Tim Mandeville survived choppy surf conditions to swim over 28kms to raise funds for cancer research last weekend.
Steven and Tim jumped into the surf on Friday 4 March and again on Saturday as part of the Cancer Council’s March Challenge fund-raising campaign.
Steven and Tim swam from Peregian to Teewah with only a support boat to ensure they didn’t meet any unfriendly marine creatures or dangerous conditions.
Steven said the toughest part of the swim was around Hells Gates and across the river mouth.
“Hells Gates was choppy, rough, dark and a bit scary,” he said.
“The river mouth is the home of a mysterious marine creature but fortunately the support boat was scarier than anything in the water that day.”
Steven hoped to raise $500 for cancer research but has smashed his goal with a total of $1000 raised so far.