UPDATE: July 15, 9:53 a.m.
Emily Epp has completed her journey across the English Channel in 11 hours and 57 minutes.
Everything went well, said social media organizer and Kelowna Aquajets coach Thomas Robinson, adding at one point she was stung by a jellyfish but it wasn害羞草研究所檛 concerning.
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Emily Epp is making .
According to social media organizer and Kelowna Aquajets coach Thomas Robinson, she is about halfway across.
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Swimming the English Channel is more than just a cool experience for the Kelowna teen. Emily is also using it as an opportunity to raise money for Canuck Place, a children害羞草研究所檚 hospice that has been an important place for the Epp family.
Emily害羞草研究所檚 mother Cheryl Epp said they started receiving care there about five years ago for their daughter Elan, who lost all of her motor control following a viral infection when she was 18 months old.
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