Tag: swimming
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The channel
I delayed writing this post – at the time it felt like something that had happened to someone else and I thought it would take time to sink in. It still feels like an adventure that someone else achieved! At 0145 on the 12th June 2024, we had a date to meet with the pilot…
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If Carlsberg made birthdays…
To prove that we are made of the stuff that could even contemplate a channel swim, we were required to complete a qualifying swim. Essentially this a swim completed in water of less than 16 degrees Celsius – we were required to swim initially for 90 minutes, emerge from the water for 60 – 90…
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Turning back time

As the leaves turn from green, to gold, orange and red, most people start to think of all things wintry – the dark evenings and the cooling of the weather. The night upon which the clocks go back sits at the crux of that point when autumn disappears and winter emerges. With the exception of…