Charity donations in memory of tragic swimmer Susan Taylor topped the £70,000 mark last night.
The 34-year-old, from Barwell, collapsed a mile from the French coast while swimming solo across the Channel on Sunday afternoon.
Following the tragedy, thousands of people have donated cash to the two charities she was aiming to raise money for.
Rainbows children's hospice, in Loughborough, has so far received more than £63,000 including, it is believed, a donation from comedian David Walliams. A further £10,000 has been donated to Diabetes UK.
Rainbows community and events manager Katie Baxter said it was a "bittersweet moment" for the charity.
"The way the fund-raising total has been going up is absolutely extraordinary," she said.
"We would like to do something in her memory, but we are respecting the family's privacy at this time and will talk to the family about that when they are ready.
"We hope the family in the longer term will gain something from the messages of condolence and support.
"Susan was an ambassador for Rainbows and was one of the team who went to networking events, inspiring others to raise money for the charity."
Mrs Taylor got into difficulty a mile from the finish line on Sunday.
Her brother, David, a paramedic who was in the support boat, pulled her out of the water and battled to save her.
Her husband and coach, Stephen, was also on board.
A French navy helicopter flew her to hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer, but she was declared dead at 7pm.
In a statement released through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, her family said: "Susan was an experienced long-distance swimmer and had prepared tirelessly for the challenge.
"Susan's family are grateful for all the messages of support but would now ask for privacy to come to terms with this tragic event.
"Susan took great pride in her fund-raising for some amazing charities and we would like her sacrifice to be recognised in the only way she would have wanted."
Comedian and Britain's Got Talent judge Walliams – one of Susan's inspirations – is believed to have donated £1,000 to her fund-raising page.
A donation of that amount was made under the name of the Little Britain star, who swam the Channel in 2006, with the message: "Sending all my love to Susan's family and friends."
He also tweeted a link to the page, writing: "Susan Taylor's Channel swim attempt very sadly ended in tragedy. This is her charity page if you want to donate."
He later added: "Despite the shock and sadness, it's good to see heroic Susan Taylor's charity total rising. Please give what you can."
Tributes continue to come in for Mrs Taylor, who paid the costs of her swim attempt herself so all the money raised could go to the charities.
See Susan Taylor's Channel Swim for Rainbows fundraising page HERE. See Susan Taylor's channel swim for Diabetes UK page HERE.