Last weekend we headed down to Devon for the Bantham Swoosh - our first proper race of the season. Cue a furious exchange of text messages about what we needed to pack to make sure we had everything for race day. For those of you like us who can never remember what it is you... Continue Reading →
One winter morning at 7:10am Katie texted me "Just remembered Bantham Swoosh" - I (Manda) was sat on a London tube - this was not ideal as you can only get internet at the stations. I saw the message and replied, well actually I can't repeat what I replied, but it resulted in me standing... Continue Reading →
2018 was the 4th year of the Lago d'Orta Oceanman event - a 14km end to end swim of one of the northern Italian lakes. Since its inception I (Manda) have been keen to give it a go but 2016 I gave birth to my son the same month and last year I couldn't do... Continue Reading →
Honorary Mermaid Josie Arden recently swam one of Team Mermaids bucket list swims the short but brutal crossing from Alcatraz prison to San Francisco bay. She spoke to Katie about her experience. Katie: What inspired you to swim Alcatraz? Josie: I think there was quite a large amount of ‘I don’t know if I can... Continue Reading →
Thursday we were #mermaidsontour and headed the hefty distance of 3 miles (and a whole 1.4 miles from Katie’s house) down the road from Tooting Bec Lido to Brockwell Lido. Despite its closeness we rarely head down there so it was fun to visit. It is a beautiful lido but it is that little bit... Continue Reading →
Yesterday our secret mermaid project was published and we can tell you all about it! Back in March we were contacted by Emma, the Beauty Editor at M&S to ask us if we wanted to be involved in a beauty photo shoot for the M&S ‘Inspire Me’ section of their website. Emma said they loved... Continue Reading →
On Sunday (20 May) David, Brian and I (Katie) hit up the Capital Tri’s first Fix Splash of the 2018 season. The event is held at West Reservoir Centre near Crouch End. It has 750m, 1,500m and 3km races and is held three times year with the second run in July and the final event... Continue Reading →
We often ramble on to each other and others about the "wouldn't that be cool" swims. Often it then results in us signing up for something that we probably shouldn't have but these are the adventures that have yet to happen due to various factors. So what are our bucket list swims, races, holidays and... Continue Reading →
I (Katie) have participated in the swimathon many times over the years and each one has their own story and associated memories. Highlights include doing the event in 2014 the day after my hen night when we met swimming legend Duncan Goodhew. Another great memory is last year when we swam the event three times... Continue Reading →
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