To Wildcat Island…

Chillswim Coniston end-to-end 2016 On Saturday we swam the five and a quarter mile length of Coniston, me and about … More

Ships That Pass At Mid-Morning

Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against a nice warm swim at 20 degrees in the summer, nothing … More

…backstroke in the Marine Lake A glorious morning, a quite ridiculous 22 degrees in the water, and I am swimming … More

In my (albeit fairly limited) experience, it is always colder in Ullswater. I don’t know why, but I don’t just … More

It is Sunday, the Sunday before a bank holiday Monday no less, and I am in Cumbria. Of course it … More

I’m in Cumbria but this is not Cumbria. Catching up on some swimming moments as work has been too busy … More

At Clevedon Marine Lake Grand Opening On 2nd April 2016 the Marine Lake was officially re-opened, following an extensive repair … More

Last weekend I went to Norfolk. We drove to the beach, my brother, Georgia and I, and it was a … More

This weekend was the wonderful, fantastic event The Big Chill Swim, a winter swimming gala in Windermere, Cumbria, run by … More

The lake was 4 degrees the other day, cold enough to make the nerves in hands and wrists fizz and … More