A site about swimming and life
Today’s entry is a contrast to Swimwear #1 – ’tis the season day 2. The rebellion against all of that rubber of course is the ‘Polar Bear’. A swimming costume, goggles and a hat, also known in the ‘trade’ as skins swimming. It started life in our Polar Bear challenge last year, a fairly well known …
I’m not a huge fan of Christmas. I don’t hate it, I’m not the epitome of the Grinch but I do find it hard work. I’m a bit of an introvert. I’m certainly no hermit but, I like time to myself and the chance to let my brain wind down, so I find the demands …
I wasn’t going to share this post. Sometimes I write things down just to get thoughts and words out of my head. This was one of those posts, never intended to be seen by anyone. Then I did a Swim England webinar on mental health awareness in swimming last week. It reinforced the need to …
I suppose swimming is a rather “fishy” activity but the title here definitely doesn’t allude to the lovely crisp coating and soft white flesh of a freshly fried fillet of haddock. No, I’m talking about the pummelled, slapped and mauled type of battering that comes from a very choppy swim. I’ve wanted to do …
I’m pining for the water. Our reservoir is beautiful but oh so cold at the moment, wavering around the 3-4C mark. I feel like I’m counting down the days until we can go in and not worry about getting cold. To be able to just go and swim, or float & enjoy the scenery for …
Open Water Wheway 