At 3 a.m. on September 3rd, Scott Ragsdale, Chairman of naseba group, will begin the biggest challenge of his life, to swim the English Channel.
The swim will start in Dover, England and if successful, finish on the beaches near Calais, France.
"I want to experience the cold, pain, and suffering and see if I am mentally and physically strong enough to make this happen. Only 20 – 30% of the swimmers who start the swim finish successfully, thus the English Channel swimmer is part of an exclusive club. On September 3rd, I will do everything in my power to make sure I join this club" said Ragsdale.
A boat with a representative from the Channel Swimming Association to officiate the swim, six friends and family to feed and support him will follow Scott as he swims.
The distance between the English and French coastline is 22 miles but with the combination of the tides and strong currents, Scott expects to swim at least 30 miles. The swim can be followed live on Ragsdale's blog.
Scott has been training in the South of France, splitting his time between shorter three-hour swims during the week and longer six to nine hour swims on the weekend. He maintains a training journal on a daily basis on his blog (www.scottragsdale.com).
Ragsdale has traveled to 88 countries, run 23 marathons around the world, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and completed what is considered the toughest race in the world, the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert. He lives his life with the idea: "you have to make it happen"
"I do these physical - adventure challenges to experience life to its fullest, but also to (ideally) inspire my children, friends as well as employees to not just sit around and talk about what they are going to do, but instead – go out and try and make their goals and life happen."
