A Cambs dip, a jog, and a triple dip Sun 26 May: a Fenland adventure, dipping in the wake of Roger Deakin and Waterlog Reswum. These swims were part of six months of swim trips during summer 2019 to celebrate East Anglia’s waters,  to mark becoming sixty, and to raise money for charities important to me. Continue reading Adventure at Wicken and Adventurers Fen →

A week of early morning and evening dips at Trowse in early September, written during the week Continue reading Trowse Sept 2019 →

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 there will be funding for swimming projects in the Brecks (read about in separate section)! 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 Aug 2019 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. Next trips: Suffolk for 7-8 and 20-21 September. Continue reading Herts, Beds & Northants swim trek roundup →