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Tour de Tori - conquering the English Channel
After 2 years of training and more than $53k raised for Multiple Sclerosis, @torgorman set off from Dover bound for France. The delights of modern technology allowed her fan base to track her 14 hour 12 minute crossing, stroke by stroke. Nothing great is easy. Here's the highlights.
- Inclement weather kept Team Tori waiting for a very frustrating 9 days before departure. But then, the call was made....
ITS ON!!!! Departure 14-20 hours from now.... Tidal wave of emotions right now!! #englishchannel #letsdothis!- There was plenty of support from family, friends and strangers alike
@torgorman Tori, I'm telling all my little kiddies at swim squad this afternoon about your swim! You're an inspiration to everyone! Do it!!!
@torgorman Our collective thoughts, wishes and karma are with you Tori, you are not alone.
My awesome, crazy, ridiculously good looking and talented cousin @torgorman is half an hour away from commencing her #englishchannel swim!!
Wishing Aussie @torgorman all the very best of Seal luck on her Solo-Channel swim attempt today. She is more than ready. Good luck Tori!
Thinking of @torgorman who will soon be swimming the English Channel, raising money for #MS. You can track Tori's swim torigorman.com.au- From one champion to another
- Without further ado, it was time to jump in and do it!
- So excited, hardly slept, overwhelmed with Twitter love, it's almost enough to make me do this again! Time to do this! #englishchannel
- Loading boat, ready to go! Handing over Tweets to my sister from now! Pumped, amped, psyched, my #englishchannel swim day is finally here!
- Social media management was handed over to Bel (Tori's sister)
- She is off! Official start time was 08.38 London time (just over 15mins ago). Conditions are looking good! #englishchannel
- We all settled in for the long haul
- Tour de Tori continues! Just over 3 he mark and she says she is just warming up! Strong stroke #englishchannel #goingtosmashthis
RT @torgorman: Still trucking along with the ships over 5 hours now! #englishchannel #becauseican http://pic.twitter.com/cXRTBbB6- Looking for songs for Tori to sing to herself... Suggestions? #englishchannel #soyouthinkyoucansing
@torgorman have a really funny pic in my head of this nutter Aussie swimming past ferries singing "I got chills, they're multiplying" ;)- Racing the ships.. Tori currently yelling to them "see you in France!" #englishchannel #shipsarenoobstacle
- Just had pod of porpoises swim past Tor! Almost 9.5hrs now! Go Tor!! #englishchannel
- Who needs Wimbledon or the Tour de France, when #tourdetori is on Twitter?
@torgorman - no one in Australia can sleep, this is better than staying up for Wimbledon
