I wanted to share with you all a photo that was taken at the end of my Windermere swim last year. In the photo is me, my husband David and our friends Wendy Trehiou, Sylvia and Nigel Trehiou (Wendy’s mum and dad) and Zoe Sadler. We all had a fantastic week in the Lakes with both myself and Wendy swimming the length of Windermere.
Without friends like these I would never have been able to swim such a distance as I’m very much a plodder and usually can’t guarantee to make the cut-off times for organised events.
Dee Richards, now another good friend, taught me to swim in 2012 after major surgery. Pool swimming really helped my recovery and now I absolutely love open water swimming.