Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful break and are now feeling hopeful for the year ahead. It is easy to get caught up in the buzz of resolutions and goal setting in January, but if you have been a subscriber for a while, you will know I think January is a better time for planning and reflecting. Allow this month to be a time to reset. Gently get back into your swimming or fitness routines. This month’s issue isn’t encouraging you to be anything other than the person you already are and is deliberately focused on creativity.
I am constantly blown away by the talent and skill of people I meet through swimming. Swimmers are often inspired by the people they swim with, where they swim or the water itself. Take our beautiful front cover illustrated by Nancy Farmer, what a brilliant way to capture memories of swimming and friends; read more in her swimterview with Jonathan Cowie (p16). Meanwhile, Elaine K Howley explores some world-famous artists inspired by the water (p26), read about the Poet in Penzance (p20) and learn about Charlotte Savill’s recent appearance on BBC1’s Make it at Market (p24).