This swim trip was the culmination of six months of swims to mark my year of becoming 60 and to celebrate outdoor swimming in East Anglia. And a celebration that we have funding for swimming projects in the Brecks! Continue reading Quick report Oct Brecks swim trip →

I joined The Crazy Ladies for a lovely sociable swim in the sunshine at my local swim spot, Swanton Morley Mill (known locally as The Falls) Continue reading Swanton Morley 4 Oct swim →

I swam Suffolk over two weekends in September. Here are the Facebook posts during Part 2, 21-22 Sept. I invited people to join me, to support or to swim together at our own risk, or to sponsor me, to mark my year of becoming 60 and to celebrate outdoor swimming in East Anglia. Continue reading Quick report Suffolk Sept Part 2 →

Suffolk had so many swim spots to choose that I did two weekends in September and had to miss many out. These are the Facebook posts during the two days 7-8 Sept, in which I invited people to join me, to watch/ support or to swim together at our own risk, or to sponsor me, to mark my year of becoming 60 and to celebrate outdoor swimming in East Anglia. Continue reading Quick report Suffolk Sept Part 1 →

This was the itinerary for my final monthly swim trek in East Anglia in six months of swims to mark the year I become 60), drawn up with other members of the Outdoor Swimming in Breckland Facebook group and visitors from Fenland Inland Swimming Heros FB group, and revised during the weekend. Do sponsor me if you would like to Continue reading Itinerary Breckland swims 4-7 Oct →

This was the itinerary for the second part of my next monthly swim trek in East Anglia (in six months of swims to mark the year I become 60), for 20/21 Sept in South Suffolk. Please sponsor me if you would like to. Continue reading Itinerary Sept Suffolk swim trip part 2 →

This is the itinerary for my latest monthly swim trek in East Anglia (in six months of swims to mark the year I become 60)- Part 1, 7-8 September. Please sponsor me if you would like to. Continue reading Itinerary Suffolk swim trip Part 1 Sept 7-8 →

On this trip in the Eastern/East Midlands area – Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northants and just over the border – the locals were friendly, there is a thriving swimming community, and I had many brilliant swims in great company in beautiful rivers, lakes and lidos. It was the latest in my series of clusters of swims in the East of England to mark becoming 60 this year. Please sponsor me if you would like to. I’m now planning the next one in Suffolk for 7-8 and 20-21 September. Continue reading Herts, Beds & Northants swim trek roundup →

Latest swim trip was 9-12 August , in Herts, Beds, and Northants. Rivers Lea, Great Ouse, Nene, Welland, and some lakes and lidos. Latest monthly swim trek in East Anglia and Eastern England (in six months of swims to mark the year I become 60, in which I’m inviting people to join me to swim at our own risk or sponsor me if they would like). Continue reading Itinerary Herts, Beds & nearby 9-12 August. Great Ouse, Nene, lidos →

The community aspect of swimming, in traditional and newer swimming places, was the theme of my latest swim safari, S.Lincs, N. Fens and Rutland, 12-15 July, the latest in my series of clusters of swims in East Anglia to mark becoming 60 this year. Please sponsor me if you would like to. I’m now planning the next one trip 9-12 August in the middle bits – Herts, Beds, and just into nearby counties … watch this space – Swims Continue reading Lincs, Fens & Rutland swim trip round up →