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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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 […]

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 […]

What if?

July 11th, 2015 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

The Henley Mile swim is tomorrow. To say I am excited is an understatement. Let’s Do This! Remember my friend Verity? Last Sunday, she achieved her goal and swam the length of Lake Windermere not once, but twice in 10 hours and 46 minutes. I had the privilege of being one of […]

Itchy feet

June 30th, 2015 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

Since my last blog post I have… Had a chest infection that caused me to pull out of a triathlon Spent two days marshaling at the aforementioned triathlon Concluded that it is easier to do a triathlon than to marshal at one Sold my bike Bought a new bike Added […]

Losing the Plot?

June 6th, 2015 / by / in: Uncategorised / No responses

When I won a place to enter the Henley Mile I promised to write pieces showing the highs and lows of my journey.  I knew that my involvement could potentially be life changing – I did not realise just how many areas of my life would be effected, and for […]