'Break the Silence helped me a lot through my court case.'
A dedicated Kilmarnock man will paddleboard Loch Lomond from Balloch to Tarbet to raise funds for a charity that 'saved' him.
"I feel strongly about this, and I am taking this opportunity to tell people that I was sexually abused as a child, and that it was not my fault."I'm doing this fundraiser to raise awareness and to remind people that if you have experienced sexual abuse, it was not your fault. It's ok to speak out, get therapy, and in my case find justice."
Jack is also a world champion in an ice bath after spending 6 hours and 1 minute in zero degrees/two degrees ice water. "Being close to the water for me is therapy in itself so I am looking forward to a different type of fresh water challenge this time.""And we are nervous as this will take a good 12-hour or more to complete starting at 7am."
"Both myself and Jack are very experienced in ice training, we both hold world records in that field so I think we will be able to manage the cold well at least."
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