Doing the recce a month before the Henley Swim was so useful, to have that visual of what to expect has eased my mind. Also meeting with the The Girl Can Team is always a joyous experience and the impromptu dip at the end of the recce meet was just […]

I can’t get enough of swimming in the open water now. The effect of the cold water on me is such a buzz, though it is starting to warm up a bit.  I arrange to met with the marvellous Cath Pendleton at Lake 32 she is training for a marathon […]

After meeting the inspiring mermaid This Girl Can Team, I am pumped for getting fit again and swim ready.  After big renovation of our house which started last September 2020 and ended in February 2021, the aim for this week was to clear out the shed which previously held the […]

Beginning of April when the pools finally opened, I had my first swimming pool session since summer 2019. It was an 8pm session and the Easter holidays so there was only four people in the pool and me, which was great for me, helped me feel less self conscious about […]