Video: watch the rowers in training

by Ruth Banks

Twelve rowers from North Kent are preparing to race from the Houses of Parliament to the Eiffel Tower.

The athletes from Medway and Gravesend are taking part in the London 2 Paris rowing challenge starting on May 9.

The 420 nautical mile endurance race will take six days to complete, with the participants rowing in shifts through the day and night.

The team is hoping to raise funds for the EllenorLions Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.