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

TGCSJudith

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An Unexpected Joy

July 14th, 2019 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I entered this competition regarding outdoor swimming as a kind of bitter medicine: good for me, but something to be endured rather than enjoyed.   Yet here I am, on the eve of the Henley Swim Festival, a certified (certifiable?) outdoor swimming addict.  I knew I was forever lost to the […]

Out in the open

July 2nd, 2019 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I’m not fond of the cold.  Last winter I spent most evenings wearing two hot water bottles strapped to my torso, three jumpers on top of the hot water bottles, gloves (yes, indoors) and an electric double-footed boot slipper – the type you see in the assisted living section of […]

A Milestone

June 15th, 2019 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

We’re beginning to find a rhythm now.  My daughter, Miranda, and I have been swimming more regularly – helped, of course, by our immense luck in living a short walk away from the wonderful Thames Lido and having access to a relative’s outdoor pool. The Thames Lido is a gorgeous […]

Slow off the mark

June 4th, 2019 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

It hasn’t been the most auspicious of starts.  Re-reading my introductory blog, I see that it was posted in early May.  What?  Almost a month has elapsed?  And what have I done in the meantime?  Not enough, and not nearly enough with my daughter. I knew that maintaining motivation would […]