Single Figures

On Wednesday the marine lake had dropped to 9.5 degrees. This is not an unpleasant temperature at which to swim … More

Look out behind me!

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

Suddenly we have reached that time of year when chance onlookers may express not mere surprise, but disbelief, as if … More

Yesterday I swam in the marine lake in the morning, before Barney the Storm came in. Apparently storms shall have … More

Our swim in the Marine Lake at Clevedon yesterday really did deserve a quick sketch, not only because it was … More

Clevedon, early yesterday morning. These were the colours of our swim, and they were beautiful. Soft, muted blues, yellows and … More

Shingle. Approaching the water* I notice I am once more doing the arms-raised thing. This is not the impending cold … More

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