On Saturday 14 April, Guildford Lido saw the inaugural Guildford 12, a new event involving swimming 12 miles in 12 hours. The format is to swim a mile on the hour, every hour, for 12 hours, which isn’t a new idea but is the baby brother of 2Swim4Life, that lasts 24 hours. The getting in and out has always been a nemesis to me for this style of event but this year I decided to bite the bullet and give it a try.