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Trio Complete Tag team Triathlon To Raise Funds For Holiday Camp

Three selfless youngsters have been swamped with praise after completing a tag team triathlon to raise funds for a holiday camp.

Georgia Fielding, Miah Hopwood and Sky Haworth, year five pupils at Inspire Academy in Ashton, completed the challenge on Tuesday, April 19 to raise £600 - half the cost of the camp -  in a bid to ease the financial pressure on their fellow pupils' parents.

Georgia, who represents East Cheshire Harriers, took on a 5km run, whilst Miah swam 0.5km - the equivalent of 20 lengths of a pool - and Sky showed her pedal power with a 10km cycle.

The girls' efforts have, at the time of writing, raised £535 and are appealing for one final push to reach the target.

Ahead of the challenge, Olympic gold medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown MBE sent a video message to wish the girls well. The 28-year-old has since followed that up with the following tweet:

Inspire's official Twitter account also praised the girls' efforts.

The on-site camp, which is scheduled to start on the morning of 8 September, is said to provide an unforgettable experience for the pupils, with team building qualities, independence, resilience and communication skills all developed during the camp. 

If you'd like to donate to the cause, head to the following link: https://justgiving.com/crowdfunding/inspire-triathlon?utm_id=66&utm_term=EEKmgBWEE

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