The coach of Susan Taylor, who died in a charity swim across the Channel, has said she was "always smiling". Susan got into difficulty whilst attempting the challenge in a bid to raise money for Rainbows Hospice and Diabetes UK.
Susan Taylor's fundraising page shows that she has raised more than £22,000 for the Rainbow's children Hospice.
A separate fundraising page for Diabetes UK has so far raised more than £4,000.
Donations have increased since news emerged that the long-distance swimmer died while trying to swim across the English Channel.
Two charities have been inundated with donations after a British woman's attempt to the swim the English Channel faltered in its final mile.
The English Channel is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, used by hundreds of cargo vessels and ferries every day.