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.
The charity pages for Susan Taylor, a charity swimmer who died while attempting to cross the English Channel have now reached over £47,600.
Mrs Taylor was raising funds for Diabetes UK and Rainbows children's hospice.
Donations have rocketed since news of Mrs Taylor's death.
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.