Ikeni Mbako-Allison was caught in a house fire and suffered burns to his lower legs at 11 months old. He underwent double below-knee amputation at the age of 12
In this Get Your Self Active blog Ikeni explains how he uses swimming as a way of managing stress and increasing his sense of wellbeing and how he recently raised money for DR UK by doing the Cue Arena Chillswim, which he describes as “a yearly event in which a bunch of otherwise sane people hurl themselves into lake Coniston on a summers morning (the saner, including me, in wetsuits) and attempt to swim the full length of the beast (5.25 miles).”
“Swimming is not for everyone, but I whole-heartedly recommend engaging with a physical personal challenge. Like so many, I have learnt that the best way to overcome the exclusion that society presents is to seek out the things that I can do.”
Ikeni completed his swim across Lake Coniston and raised an amazing £1,823 for Disability Rights UK – His Just Giving page is still live.