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

To Layde Bay and back with Steve and Tow-Floats

This was yesterday at Clevedon, from the Pier to the Bay, turning with the tide, and back again. It was … More

The weather was a little frisky for our swim on Tuesday and I had to resort to front crawl on … More

(…being a thing run not against each other but against the onset of the shivering.) Whether we dress in a … More

This is the recovery position for winter swimmers, not for drunk people. Though addled brains, an inability to speak in … More

Went for a bob in the sea this morning. Couldn’t really call it ‘swimming’ as it was rather like this. … More

Vobster at sunrise yesterday! Still mist on the water. Ruth and Jim ahead of me and when I looked up … More

The last of my Lake District sketches (for a while). This is me, swimming the length of Buttermere, and somewhat … More