I've have been spending more time thinking about the swim now that the time is getting shorter. I looked up first aid for jellyfish stings. I have experienced a jellyfish sting before, several years ago in Hawaii. It wasn't too bad. I was like a very localized sun burn. Annoying but not debilitating. Fortunately we are not swimming on the north side of Australia where the nasty box jellys are.

I also did a web search looking for other problems people might have had doing a channel swim. I didn't find anyone who had problems with jellyfish, but I a couple of people mentioned problems with mats of kelp. One solo swimmer had to drop out because of leg cramps, and another dropped out due to rough seas. I hope the weather holds out for us. If any of us get a cramp, I'm figuring they can just stay in the water until their time is up. It is a relay, but each team member doesn't need to cover any certain distance. They just need to stay in the water for an hour. The others will just have to swim a little extra.