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Openwater swimming is for all – yes even for you!

June 7th, 2021 / by TCGSfilipa / in: Uncategorised / 1 Response

I don’t like tribes, or cliques but I must admit I have plenty of time for the swimming community. Are you yet to embrace this sport and all it brings? You need to read on. A lot has been written about the benefits of cold water swimming. As far as […]

Full Moons and Endless Pools

June 3rd, 2021 / by TGCSamyp / in: Uncategorised / 4 Responses

My training efforts throughout May have been a bit of a mixed bag. The awful weather we had meant that for the most part I was confined to my local pools once they opened. This has allowed me a glimpse into the fascinating world of leisure centre pool swim lane […]

Bumps In The River

June 2nd, 2021 / by TCGSglenys / in: Uncategorised / 3 Responses

It’s been a rough few weeks to put it politely and I think it’s important to also talk about those times as well as the fabulous times spent swimming. We live these lives on social media, everyone putting their best side forward or, alternatively, spilling their darkest moments out across […]

Ram a Tam?!!

May 25th, 2021 / by TGCSamberine / in: Uncategorised / No responses

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 […]

From Lake Superior to Lake 32

May 24th, 2021 / by TCGSmegan / in: Uncategorised / No responses

Last year, during a time when we were free to travel, I spent the year living and studying abroad. As exotic as that sounds, the visions of sunbathing on warm beaches and swimming in turquoise seas was not quite what I was faced with at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, […]

Meeting the team…

May 20th, 2021 / by TGCSaileen / in: Uncategorised / No responses

So we had been in contact via our Facebook page and it was clear that we were all very excited, but now we were having slight apprehensions of what if we can’t. We had already created a strong bond between us and the organizers Becky and Juliet and were all […]

All the gear no idea

May 18th, 2021 / by TGCSamyp / in: Uncategorised / 1 Response

I’m learning that the best incentive for wading into chilly British river, lake or sea is to first work yourself up into a slightly sweaty and harassed state by aggressively suctioning your unwieldy body into a wetsuit. Once you’re trussed up and ready to go, I’d imagine even the cool […]

How it started..

May 13th, 2021 / by TGCSaileen / in: Uncategorised / No responses

I live in Dedham; a picturesque village near Colchester Essex. I am a Sister at Colchester Hospital on a busy Surgical Unit. I started my nurse training at the age of 40 and qualified at 43. I was fortunate enough to be seconded to do my training and I am […]

Time to train

May 12th, 2021 / by TCGSfilipa / in: Uncategorised / No responses

One thing that strikes me about the open water swimming community is how welcome all abilities, shapes and sizes are. It is the place where I am most exposed physically yet the place where nobody has ever asked me about my scars, why I use a walking stick sometimes or […]

Find a way : Chronic Pain and Training

May 11th, 2021 / by TCGSfilipa / in: Uncategorised / 4 Responses

I’m 47 and I can’t read my body. Is there a support group for this? I mentioned before that I was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 15. I have had multiple operations, treatments and have had to learn to walk more times than I care to remember. […]