Arctic Breeze

I’m in Cumbria but this is not Cumbria. Catching up on some swimming moments as work has been too busy … More

The Silly Hat Swim

At Clevedon Marine Lake Grand Opening On 2nd April 2016 the Marine Lake was officially re-opened, following an extensive repair … More

This weekend was the wonderful, fantastic event The Big Chill Swim, a winter swimming gala in Windermere, Cumbria, run by … More

The lake was 4 degrees the other day, cold enough to make the nerves in hands and wrists fizz and … More

The water outside is getting colder. Not to cold to swim – that would be ridiculous – but maybe nearly … More

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

The leaves are just beginning to turn, but they aren’t in the lake yet. What was in the lake was … More

Coniston-end-to-end, 2015. We are at one end, ready to swim to the other end, five and a quarter miles away. … More

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

It’s pretty hard to draw from memory, even on a last lap round the lake, breaststroke, with nothing much else … More