Walpole Bay New Years Day Swim

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

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

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

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...
The Freedom Of The Open Water

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....