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Campaign idea: Andrew qualified for Ironman in Hawaii

Andrew qualified for the Ironman World Championship, but polluted open water sent him to hospital with a severe bacterial infection.

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Andrew travels the world competing in triathlons and secured a place at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Just over a week before one of the biggest races of his life, contaminated open water gave him a bacterial infection that sent him to hospital with a high fever and racing heart. Becoming ill has made him rethink where he swims while Welsh sporting bodies trial wearable devices to monitor water safety.

What your brand could do

Provide the water-safety tech and kit for Andrew's open-water training sessions as he prepares to race again.

Where it happens

Carmarthen

The charity

https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey

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