Campaigners swim 2km (1.2mile) along the River Thames to raise awareness of river pollution.
Ben Covey and Tim Wakefield are swimming, rowing and paddle boarding along the Thames from Oxford to Tower Bridge
Swimmers have held a protest in the River Thames to call for urgent action to clean up river pollution. The swim, in Henley, was led by campaigners, Tim Wakefield and Ben Covey, who are swimming, rowing and paddle boarding to Westminster.Ministers say there will be more investment over the next 25 years and stronger regulation.
Mr Wakefield and Mr Covey want rivers and freshwaters cleaned up by 2030. A petition set up by the pair has so far reached more than 101,000 signatures.who held their own protest swim in November to raise awareness of pollution in Britain's rivers. Tim Wakefield said: "I've lived within a stone's throw of the River Thames all my life and I want my children, and their children, to enjoy the river in the same way I have without the risk of getting sick."Members of the Henley Mermaids swimming club took part in the swim with Ben Covey and Tim WakefieldThe pair are making the journey to support River Action, a water quality charity, they expect to reach Tower Bridge by 21 September.
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