THESE two men from a Hampshire business take a quick breather as they train for the longest offshore charity swim in the UK.

They will be among up to 1,000 people covering 1.4 miles between Bournemouth's two landmark piers for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on Sunday, July 22.

Ian Smith and Phil Wadsworth, pictured near the course, work at the Ringwood head office of photocopier specialist Canotec, which has 30 staff and 700 clients across the south.

Sales director Ian, 45, a father of two from Lymington, said: "Heart disease affects one in three people, so this is a way of helping to turn the tide in a fun, rewarding way."

BHF carries out pioneering work to help beat heart disease, with £200 funding one of its scientists for a day.