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

Henley Swim Festival

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The Big Swim

July 21st, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 4 Responses

The Big Swim 8 minute read From day one, I knew I could swim the Henley Mile. It was within my physical capabilities, and I was willing to do the work in the lead up to 10 July 2022. It was a challenge; it was something to aim for and […]

Let’s Do This

July 9th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 1 Response

Let’s Do This 2 minute read Of course I managed to acclimatise back into swimming outdoors in London. The jet lag lifted, work was incredibly busy, and I had to ramp up my training regime for the looming Big Swim on 10 July 2022 – days, rather than weeks away. […]

16 Degrees

May 15th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

16 Degrees 4 minute read My cold water swims are over. Saturday 7th May 2022 marks the first day where the temperature of the water is above 15 degrees (59 F). At 16 degrees (60.8 F), officially, we are no longer in cold water swimming territory. It feels like I […]

In the Deep End

May 1st, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 2 Responses

These past couple of weeks have been the start of a new routine for me….new job and dedicated swim training sessions. Well that was the plan, but life never goes to plan! The new job has been awesome, lovely company, interesting work but so much to learn, therefore the 3x […]

“This Girl Can” Support

April 18th, 2022 / by / in: Uncategorised / 8 Responses

“This Girl Can” Support 4 minute read Start as you mean to go on, they say. It’s a Saturday morning: swim lesson day. Yay! As usual, I arrive a few minutes before my class starts. The 25-meter pool is only occupied by a handful of six- and seven-year-olds having their […]

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 […]

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 […]