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Happy Birthday Swim Buddy Network
WOW !!!! On 17th February 2020 the Swim Buddy Network celebrates its first birthday and If you’d have told me this time last year it would grow to the size and amazing group it has become I wouldn’t have believed you !
Walpole Bay New Years Day Swim
I’ve wanted to do a sea swim over the festive period for a long long time……so a friend and I hit Walpole Tidal Bay for New Years Day.
Injury Is A B!tch
However much we might kid ourselves, when we start to train and compete we put our bodies under stress and something is going to give eventually – be it a simple twisted ankle, a sprain or something more serious.
Castle Swim Series – Hever Castle
28th September was the final race of the year for me, doing the Castle Swim Series at Hever Castle. Given I started this year with no plans to do anything more than give open water swimming a try, I’m slightly chuffed I’ve done two Aquathons, two river swims, far too many lake swims and a 2.5km race.
Discord Chat
From the 22nd August Facebook will be stopping group chats linked from Facebook Groups so we have moved the chat element of the group over to Discord. You can join in from your web browser, desktop app and mobile apps on the go. Pop by https://discord.gg/jasAmmu and...
Will Swim For Food
There is an ‘I’ in swimming but you can’t forget the team part too Swimming is considered an individual sport. It is, when you are racing, but that is only one component of this sport. Swimming really is more of a team sport than an individual sport because of all of...
The Good Days & The Bad Days
Most people who know me are probably sick and tired of hearing me talk about swimming…it’s become a bit of an obsession (understatement alert !!). That being said, there are days when it’s just not quite right and the swim is very..MEH!
The Freedom Of The Open Water
Open water swimming has been a revelation since I started. Over the years I’ve dipped my toes into the sea and paddled a bit but nothing ever serious. Having rediscovered my love of swimming the next big challenge was making the jump from the pool to outdoor swimming....
Get in the Water and Enjoy Yourself !
Todays guest post is from Elizabeth Eales – Pool, Open Water Swimmer and Swim Buddy Network Member
The Early Days….
It all started in September 1991… I went to the pool for a nice recreational splash and saw a group of kids being shouted at by this frustrated looking bloke. I asked one of the girls what it’s all about and she said: “this is my coach” COACH !?!? WOW ! That sounded amazing! I wanted one as well!!!!