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3:20 pm, Fri 29 Mar 2013 Meridian

Testing their skills - Windsor troops in training

We hear from Lt Jack Carefoot and LCH Mark Doran of the Household Cavalry in Windsor. They are among the troops in training at a simulated terrorist camp near Rome.

3:20 pm, Fri 29 Mar 2013 Meridian

Windsor troops are put through their paces

Windsor-based troops have been put through their paces on a training exercise in Italy. Troops from D Squadron Household Cavalry took part in 'Exercise Eagle' testing the soldiers' reconnaissance and soldiering skills.

It was also a chance to share techniques and tactics with their Italian counterparts. It took place on a simulated terrorist camp at Monte Romano ranges, near Rome.

Injured soldiers complete record breaking lake swim

A group of six soldiers have been braving the chilly depths of Shepperton Lake in Middlesex for the past five days, to raise money for their injured comrades.

Night and day, the five men and one woman have powered a total of 250 miles - among them, Trooper Clifford O'Farrell, who nearly lost his legs in a blast in Afghanistan.

Our reporter Sharon Thomas joined the team as they swam into the record books:

11:47 am, Sat 13 Oct 2012 Soldiers' swimming challenge

Wounded soldiers complete 250 mile swim

Soldiers wounded in the war in Afghanistan have completed their five day swim around Shepperton Lake in Surrey this morning.

They have covered 250 miles to raise money for those injured in battle, with the funds going to the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund.

They were greeted with champagne after they broke the open swimming world record on Thursday.

5:15 pm, Tue 09 Oct 2012 Soldiers' swimming challenge

Soldiers in marathon swim for injured comrades

Six soldiers are taking part in a marathon 250-mile open water swim in order to raise funds for injured servicemen.

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4:37 pm, Tue 09 Oct 2012 Soldiers' swimming challenge

Injured soldier raising funds for others injured in the line of duty

The swimming challenge was the brainchild of Trooper Clifford O'Farrell, whose legs were badly injured in an explosion in Afghanistan.

Soldiers in marathon swim for injured comrades

Six soldiers are taking part in a marathon 250-mile open water swim in order to raise funds for injured servicemen. They're taking it in turns to swim, round the clock, in a six-day relay at Shepperton Lake in Surrey.

One swimmer, Trooper Clifford O'Farrell, was himself severely injured in Afghanistan and is swimming as part of his rehabilitation.