Swimming the 10.5 miles from one of end of Lake Windermere to the other is one of those right of passage type swims for any experienced open water swimmer. When Manda suggested in November 2017 we enter the growing Windermere One Way event at the start of September 2018 I was therefore keen. This would... Continue Reading →
I (Manda) was meant to be doing Windermere One Way again this year but as you might have seen from earlier blogs I have been suffering from a shoulder injury so I made the decision to pull out. l still had every intention of going to the lakes with Katie, Brian and David whether or... Continue Reading →
I (Katie) missed out on the Lake Annecy swim last year (see here) but after all the great things I had heard about it from Manda and Brian I was looking forward to the 2018 edition. The event consists of multi distance races from 1.5k up to 10km and it is held on the French... Continue Reading →
"My name is Katie and I am a co-dependent swimmer" I find it very hard to train by myself. I faff about before I leave the house, I faff when I arrive at the pool and then I half heartedly plod up and down and more often that not get out before the end of... 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 →
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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