After I (Manda) did the Windermere 2 way relay a couple of people mentioned to me that they were interested in doing a Windermere swim and I said I would be keen to do a solo after the 2 way relay so would be something to consider for next year. However, next year wasn’t enough […]
MoreI (Manda) have managed to clock up 3 visits in 6 weeks to the Lake District this summer. Prior to that first trip to Windermere for our relay I had never been before and all I can say is WOW. This was my final trip to the lake district (unless Brian comes up with another last minute […]
MoreGuest Blog here from Kate, who is one of the super Mermaids who swam around Manhattan with us. She features regularly on the blog, as is often accompanying/ring leading mermaid adventures. Hopefully she will be doing more blogs in the future…until then here is her great account of her channel relay for Aspire I feel […]
MoreAt SwimFest (Openwater swim races run by the lovely brother and sister duo of Dan and Keeley Bullock at SwimForTri) in 2012 I (Manda) won a trip to Slovenia with Strel Swimming at the raffle that they held for all competitors. My first thought was who could I rope into coming along with me…..I managed to […]
MoreBrian (@Brian_M_Foley) here – guest blogger and honorary merman for the day. On Saturday, 9th August, I swum the Henley Club to Pub with fellow merfolk Amanda, Katie & Kate. The next morning it was time for the Bridge to Bridge swim – 14km downstream from Henley Bridge to Marlow Bridge. This swim almost didn’t happen for […]
MoreKate (@katelovesale) was away on training camp for my ‘official hen’ do so we had to have another hen do ‘mermaid style’. The day didn’t involve any swimming but it certainly involved lots of our other favourite activities. The day started at Parkrun (@parkrun) in Richmond. For those of you don’t know Parkrun is an […]
MoreEvery time I head to my local lido I have a completely different experience. There are so many variables; who you are with, weather, water temperature, skin v suit, open to public, personal mood etc. I can’t handle the cold (I’m getting better… Slowly!) so whereas I have my South London SC Lido membership for […]
MoreFor the past couple of years I (Katie @katiekenny1804) have competed in London Tri with a friend from Uni, Stu Brown, and another friend of his, Steve Osborne. With my inability to bike and run I am clearly always on the swim. This year however, at 4 months pregnant I thought the brutal open water […]
MoreThere has been talk of the Mermaids going to Guernsey (where I’m (manda) from) for a while now and even talk of a Guernsey to Herm swim. So whilst Kate is training for her channel relay and me and katie training for Windermere, it seemed like a great time not to pack the wetsuit and head […]
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