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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Is This Really Real?

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

When I got the phone call from Becky at Henley Swim, telling me I’d won one of the coveted six This Girl Can places to swim a mile in this year’s Henley Swim Festival, I quite honestly could not believe my ears. ME? Really? I mean REALLY, really?! I was […]

From running to swimming

Its Sinking in!

April 16th, 2022 / by / 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 […]

“This Girl Can” Joy

April 12th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 11 Responses

“This Girl Can” Joy Damn! It’s a pretty big deal when you’re one of six women in This Girl Can Swim 2022. Like hundreds of women, I applied, pouring my heart into the application, hoping I would be selected to tackle the challenge of swimming one mile at the Henley […]

Day 1 of the challenge!

April 11th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 2 Responses

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, […]

Beyond excited!

April 10th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I cannot tell you how excited I am to have won a place in this competition. The link to apply came up in a random facebook advert on my newsfeed, and my curiosity took me onto the entry page. It was a simple application and with little hesitation I had […]

Chunky Dunk

July 7th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

It is now only a few days before our swim down the Thames on Sunday for This Girl Can. At the moment I feel more like This Girl Can’t Really But She’s Going To Do It Anyway, as I ponder on how I am going to do a mile with […]

Moon River

June 28th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I’m really lucky. I live in a beautiful part of the country with the ever delightful River Cam just nearby that meanders on for ages and is just ripe for swimming in. On the last full moon I went with a couple of friends to go for a gentle amble […]