AN 11-year-old girl was brought to tears after completing a gruelling 5km swim for charity recently.

Milly Claxton-Newman who attends Hatherap Castle completed 333 lengths during her swim in aid of Helen & Douglas House.

Her mother, Deborah said: “This was a challenging event as swimming is not one of Milly's preferred sports.

“She had a few tears towards the end of her 333 length feat as her energy began to burn out.”

Milly battled through the swim, cheered on by her support crew, and used a variety of recognised strokes, as well as some occasional bespoke ones, to complete the task in four hours and 25 minutes.

She has raised a total of £2,070 for Helen & Douglas House, a hospice which provides palliative care to children, through donations from her family, friends and the parents and teaching staff at her school.

Anyone wishing to donate to Milly's fundraising campaign, should visit justgiving.com/fundraising/millycn