It was back in a very cold and miserable January 2016 when my friend Helen suggested that we went away on a Holy Mama (a mum and baby) yoga retreat in Ibiza. An exercise based holiday with free (included in the price) child care in sunny Ibiza? I (Katie) of course jumped at the idea. So […]
MoreEarly one morning I (Katie) received a text from Brian which broadly said “sooooo David, Nils and I were chatting and we are planning to do 100 x 100m soon. Are you keen?” Challenging though it is, I love doing 100 x 100m so I was definitely in. The negotiations then started. The first point […]
MoreAfter having my baby in June I (Manda) had a somewhat compressed season, where I trained solely in Tooting Bec lido. As the water temperature dropped at the lido I was still going down once or twice a week and before I knew it, it was 10 degrees and I was truly hooked on the […]
MoreSo our brains needed a rest from our usual Christmas set so we decided to spell out Christmas and then do a 400 per letter with each letter corresponding to an activity. Obviously you don’t have to do them as 400s so give it a try. *C*atch up *H*ard *R*ecovery *I*ndividual Medley *S*ingle arm *T*ime […]
MoreThese set are 100 length sets so can easily be used for 2500m sets in 25 metre pools etc. Also, check out our Instagram for more sets in the stories. On Friday mornings we can often be found at Ironmonger Row Baths near old street getting in some lengths before a hearty breakfast at Look […]
MoreWith both having had sons recently we know what an ordeal choosing a name can be but these days you can call your children pretty much anything, so why not be inspired by your favourite hobby and use a swimming related name. Here are our favourites: Elaine. Get it… A-Lane Catalina. In honour of one […]
MoreWhen I am not being a mermaid my (Katie) day job is being an executive compensation consultant. I recently wrote this article for our newsletter about the incentives in sport and I thought you guys might enjoy it. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games saw Michael Phelps win his 23rd Gold and his 28th Olympic medal. […]
MoreLast year we had a great response to our wish list so we thought we would do another one for 2016… It is also serves as a massive hint to our husbands! Day 1 – Stocking Fillers/Gift wrapping The perfect wrapping paper for any swimmer’s gifts is Nancy Farmer’s. Beautifully constructed swimmers give the illusion of snowflakes […]
MoreSince becoming SLSC members many years ago we have categorically failed to be real team members! We have rocked up to the occasional mile race and twice swum the anniversary challenge swim but turning up regularly for the Sunday morning swims has never happened. This year I (Manda) declared, whilst recovering from the birth of my son, […]
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