Cystic Fibrosis Care would like to send our warmest congratulations to Marc Cotterill on completing his paddle board challenge between the Bahamas and Florida to raise money for CF and raise awareness of Kaftrio.
Here is a link to his interview on BBC Midlands Today and BBC news article.
- By Andy Giddings
- BBC News, West Midlands
IMAGE SOURCE,MARC COTTERILL
A man with cystic fibrosis has raised thousands of pounds by paddle boarding 80 miles (129km) from the Bahamas to Florida.
Marc Cotterill from Cheadle in Staffordshire crossed waters which are home to sharks after spending four months preparing for the event.
He is giving the money to two causes that help people with the condition.
The 39-year-old also wanted to raise awareness of a treatment for cystic fibrosis called Kaftrio.
He set off with four friends on 25 June, alongside 200 other paddle boarders.
They were expecting to make it in 16 hours, but managed it in 14.
Mr Cotterill said people had laughed when he told them he had done just four months preparation and only spent half an hour on the open sea.
He said: “They couldn’t believe that these daft Brits had come along to their event and were ‘winging it’, for want of a better phrase. But you know what, I think we did Britain proud.”