It was summer, only just now…

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

The Perils of Half Term Holiday Swimming

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

I’ve been looking at some of my photos taken at Vobster Quay, of swimmers underwater. I take these as an … More

It’s been a funny time down at Clevedon Beach. Suddenly you can’t go for a swim without tripping over a … More

Clevedon Marine Lake Quite unlike the Last Swim of 2016, the first swim of 2017 was a mass affair. More … More

‘Why do you do it?’ said the diver, struggling into her drysuit and eyeing my swimming costume with a tinge … More

On Friday I drove down to Poole, to swim in the sea with the lovely ladies – and two gentlemen … More

I have several jumper-dresses, which I mostly live in through the winter – a single item of clothing that takes … More

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