The Henley Swim Festival is such a well organised, inclusive and safe event and there was so much to see and do. I’ll definitely be back next year. The Henley Swim Festival is for you if: You want an achievable goal to work towards You want to participate in an […]

I joined the Swimspirational buddies group for the Santa Swim back in December and won a 1:1 coaching session with Vicky in the raffle. After I’d been selected for the Henley Mile swim, I decided to use my voucher for a river swim in Dedham. I’d intended to use it […]

Just 2 swims so far this week. A coaching session in an endless pool with South West Swim in Swindon and a trip to Gosfield Lake, where I planned to increase my distance. The coaching session came with stroke analysis, which was amazing! Information that would be hard to get […]

In my last blog, I wrote about wanting to find out how far I could swim, where I’m at now and how far I have to go.  I was a little unsure which swim lake to book my session in initially as all my options are an hours’ drive away.  […]

The past couple of weeks have flown by!  Finding opportunities to swim was more difficult during the 2 week school holiday, but I did manage to enjoy the water with a couple of short, sociable swims and a kayak to see the seals.  Whilst still pretty nippy, the sea temperature […]

I’ve enjoyed outdoor swimming for a couple of years but have never participated in any events.  I felt that they would be too competitive and would lessen the joy I feel when bobbing about in the water. Last September, I went on a swimming and yoga weekend, organised by Vicky, […]