A six-year-old ‘superstar’ swimmer who originally hails from Tenby has taken on another charity challenge this year to raise funds for children suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
Last summer, five-year-old Dylan Williams, who currently lives in Oman, took part in a swimming challenge on to raise money for two-year-old Jessie Stocks who suffered from Leukaemia and had spent most of her life in a hospital in the UK.
Dylan lives in Oman with his parents Nigel and Sian Williams (from Tenby) and brother Rhys,
He is the grandson of Gwyn and Irene Williams (of Saundersfoot) and Sandra Bennett (of Tenby).
This year he is raising money for a four-year-old Jack Jeffreys who is suffering from a form of cancer called Neuroblastoma in the UK.
Jack has spent the last year receiving treatment and has spent very little time at home, and Dylan wanted to help him and his family, so he decided to set himself the same swimming challenge.
He trains three to four times a week with his swim club, Nautilus and on May 17 he swam for one hour and completed 100 lengths in a 25m pool.
His little brother four-year-old Rhys completed the last 25m with him unaided.
Dylan has collected over £1,500 so far and donations are still coming in.
His family are all very proud of his achievement and hope his fundraising will continue in the future.
“We all want our children to grow up being able to share and be nice to others - however, I have always wanted my children to understand the importance of being kind and considerate to others,” said Dylan’s mum Sian.
“Dylan has always been a very loving and caring young boy who loves to help and care for others.
“He understands that there are other people in the world that are less fortunate than him and he always wants to help.
“As a mother, this makes me very proud and makes me want to help him even more raise as much money as he can to help these charities.
“It is important to teach our children how to help and be kind to others as it is a part of a life. Without people like this the World will not be a happy place.
“He is our little superstar and hope others follow to make a difference in children’s lives,” she added.