I don’t like tribes, or cliques but I must admit I have plenty of time for the swimming community. Are you yet to embrace this sport and all it brings? You need to read on. A lot has been written about the benefits of cold water swimming. As far as […]

One thing that strikes me about the open water swimming community is how welcome all abilities, shapes and sizes are. It is the place where I am most exposed physically yet the place where nobody has ever asked me about my scars, why I use a walking stick sometimes or […]

I’m 47 and I can’t read my body. Is there a support group for this? I mentioned before that I was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 15. I have had multiple operations, treatments and have had to learn to walk more times than I care to remember. […]

Should we enjoy the journey and let the water take us like otters? Or shall we rush through it all to arrive at our destination? I was definitely rushing through it all as I desperately tried to get from Frome to Lake 32 in time to meet the #thisgirlcan HenleySwim […]

OK, I’m not swimming the channel, so I was never #waitingforthecall and #shegotthecall is pushing it a bit. But I’m dead pleased with the fact that I got the call from Becky at The Henley Swim letting me know that I was one of the six winners of the This […]