Wednesday, 1 May 2019

First open water mile of the year - Done!

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Every week for the last month I had planned to swim a mile in the open water, and every week for the last month, for one reason or another...
Thursday, 11 April 2019

First open water mile of the year... or not, as the case was!

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The plan? To swim my first open water mile of the year, and then eat a mountain of cake to celebrate. Unfortunately, when I got to the lak...
Friday, 15 March 2019

My 2019 open water season has begun in earnest ...

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Thanks to my coach, who announced first thing on Monday morning, completely out of the blue, that he had booked me onto a six hour Channe...
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Sunday, 6 January 2019

IISA G.B Championships

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Today saw Swim buddy Shark and I head to Swimyourswim at Hatfield, who were hosting the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) G.B...
Sunday, 30 December 2018

Unexpected plans for a Windermere 2 Way swim...

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Soooo…. I went and got myself a swim coach. This was not because I suddenly had a burning desire to give Keri – anne Payne a run for her, o...
Sunday, 11 November 2018

When #greatbritishswim legend Ross Edgley meets Open Water Woman... in Margate!

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I have followed Mr. Ross Edgley’s circumnavigation of Great Britain with great interest. Not that I will ever swim anywhere near that dis...
Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Buttermere Lake: a bit rough, a bit choppy and a bit chilly, but great fun (despite the bout of sea sickness mid swim).

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I have been told that Buttermere is the loveliest place, and if I ever got the opportunity to swim there, I must. Sadly, because of the sea...