Claire Street

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Jennie

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MEET THE CLASS OF 2022

This year's 6 inspiring Girls have been selected and are preparing to take on swimming a mile in the Thames on July 10th 2022 at the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival.
Read about each of them by clicking on their images above

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This could get addictive!!

May 9th, 2022 / by Claire Street / in: Uncategorised / 4 Responses

When I entered the competition to swim the Henley Mile I could never have imagined how quickly my journey of becoming an Open Water Swimmer would progress. With the support of a group of fabulous strong women, whom I have latched myself to, this has turned into a special journey. […]

Kicking things off

April 22nd, 2022 / by Claire Street / in: Uncategorised / No responses

17th April 2022 The sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, it was the perfect Easter weekend for an open water swim. But I was nervous, this was my first open water swim EVER. I swim regularly in the pool, now something that I will use […]

Its Sinking in!

April 16th, 2022 / by Claire Street / in: Uncategorised / No responses

When I submitted the application to This Girl Can it was a case of ‘sink or swim’. The week the entries closed coincided with significant anniversaries in my life and I was sinking under my workload and role of being mum. Applying to this This Girl Can spurred me to […]