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

What’s your favourite Faff?

If you haven’t already bought one of my calendars or Swimflake hats (or if you want another) you might like … 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

On Sunday I swam at Clevedon. If you’re not an open water swimmer you may be unaware that the subject … More

Jackie and I went swimming in Ullswater last week. The rain in the morning was so heavy I discovered that, … More

Sometimes unexpected worlds meet. Before I painted a lot of swimmers, I painted (amongst other things) a lot of ladies … 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 bit of a summer for swimming hat commissions, here are two designs that I was asked to … More

A quick impromptu dip, in – ahem – just my bra and pants. Getting into the habit of putting a … More