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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Journey or Destination?

May 9th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / 1 Response

Should we enjoy the journey and let the water take us like otters? Or shall we rush through it all to arrive at our destination? I was definitely rushing through it all as I desperately tried to get from Frome to Lake 32 in time to meet the #thisgirlcan HenleySwim […]

Meeting Mermaids

April 30th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

Beginning of April when the pools finally opened, I had my first swimming pool session since summer 2019. It was an 8pm session and the Easter holidays so there was only four people in the pool and me, which was great for me, helped me feel less self conscious about […]

Hello? What!?!

April 29th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / 1 Response

When Becky from Henley Swim called to give me the news, it took me a moment or so to register what exactly I had won. Henley what? What did I enter and win?! I was having a pretty crappy week so this was very much welcomed good news.  I was […]

Taking the plunge

April 29th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / 4 Responses

I was standing outside a public toilet in St David’s, Pembrokeshire in the drizzle when I listened to my voicemail from Becky at The Henley Swim advising me that I was one of the lucky winners of the This Girl Can competition. I’d spent the last few days swimming in […]

Getting Into The Zone 3

April 27th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / 2 Responses

The Girls That Can met up yesterday for the first time, except for Megan who was not able to make it. Her presence was missed but 5/6 was not bad considering journeys, weather, logistics and global apocalypse. We met at Lake 32 where the hospitality were second to none. Nobody […]

I got the call!

April 21st, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

OK, I’m not swimming the channel, so I was never #waitingforthecall and #shegotthecall is pushing it a bit. But I’m dead pleased with the fact that I got the call from Becky at The Henley Swim letting me know that I was one of the six winners of the This […]

Can This Girl?

April 20th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / 6 Responses

I am delighted to have been picked as a This Girl Can person although I do feel a bit more like This Girl Currently Can’t But This Girl Might Be Able To rather than This Girl Can. Time will only tell! I’m not new to swimming, I used to swim […]

Meet the class of 2021

April 16th, 2021 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

2021 Amy Age: 21 | Home: Cardiff I’m Amy, I live just outside Cardiff in sunny South Wales and I work for The Prince’s Trust charity. I’m a complete open water swimming novice, but I love any excuse to get in the sea, my favourite spots are in Pembrokeshire and […]