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  • Walliams saves dog during river Thames sewage swim

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    Comedian David Walliams is now on the final day of his epic swim along 140 miles of the Thames, that started last Monday. He has battled a bout of “Thames Tummy”, ignored sewage warnings and even rescued a dog, while raising now very close to £1million “for street kids like Phillip“. What a hero, read…

  • Walliams battling on the Thames despite of diarhhea

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    News here and here on the Sun, about Little Britain star David Walliams swimming from the source of The Thames to Big Ben in London. About 140 miles of Britain’s longest river over the course of eight days, navigating busy river traffic, a cocktail of bacteria in the water, and avoiding the 39 million cubic…

  • David Walliams to swim 140 miles of the Thames for charity

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    English comedian David Walliams will on 5th September start a 140 miles swim of the Thames from Lechdale in Glouchestershire to Big Ben in London, hoping to complete the effort in just eight days. His biggest swimming challenge by far, after having 21-mile English channel in 2006 and the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in 2008.…