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FIRST there were the Mermaids and now there are the Rats.
Four men are to attempt to swim the Bristol Channel in relay for charity this summer.
Phil Warren, Mark Reed, Mike Wood and Tony Baxter, who call themselves the Henley River Rats, will attempt the challenge without wet suits on Tuesday,
July 6.
Exactly 16 days later, the five women who make up the Henley Mermaids are to take on the same swim, attempting to become the first all-female team to complete it.
They swam the Channel together last summer and raised £35,000 for Henley Music School.
All nine swimmers are members of Henley Open-Water Swimming Club.