Maeve Mulcahy, first woman to swim Fastnet to Baltimore

“Many years ago, a very wise young man, Owen O’Keefe, a.k.a. Fermoy Fish, said to me, always remember if you’re … More

Ghislaine

Apologies for the lack of swimming scribbles, I have been devoting time to some swimming paintings instead. Some of these … More

A few tried and tested methods… Some enter the water while raising arms in an attempt to remain as dry … More

Behold the Portishead Popsicle swim cap! I think I got most of the important things into the picture: The water … More

It’s not often people ask me for artwork they are going to wear for the rest of their lives, so … More

…But we think it’s much warmer. My thermometer claims it’s nearly 10.5. Winter swimmers will understand the difference. Once it … More

The first leaves began to fall, it seems like only yesterday. It was a few weeks ago in fact when … More

It helps to know when the school holidays are, if only because the traffic is different and sometimes everyone heads … More

On Saturday I swam in Scales Tarn, overlooked by Blencathra, while a crocodile of people plodded on up the tricky … More

The 2018 calendar is available now, from my Etsy shop here There seemed to be something of a unifying theme … More