I grew up in Hastings on the South coast and as a result I have always had a passion for open water swimming but in 2011 I was involved in a cycling accident. This resulted in me receiving the diagnoses of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, ultimately leading to me becoming a wheelchair user. I had several years away from the sport but in the past 5 years my passion for Open Water swimming has grown, as has my desire to make open water swimming accessible to all.

Alongside rekindling my love of the open water I started training as a swimming teacher and open water swimming coach, I started a blog to document my journey as a disabled open water swimmer and I created the Adaptive and Disabled Open Water Swimmers (ADOWS) group on Facebook. Since then, I have participated in multiple events and marathon swims; including swimming Lake Windermere 2-Way in 2021, an English Channel Relay in 2022 and in 2023 I set the World Record for the longest One Way English Channel Solo swim in a time of 29 hours and 4 minutes.

I am a swimming coach for The Cambridge Swim company and the head swim coach at the BRJ Run and Tri Club, as well as being the clubs Communications officer and their Inclusion officer. Alongside writing my blog and giving near daily updates on my Social Media pages; I am a monthly contributor to The Outdoor Swimmer magazine and have written pieces for multiple books, including being a contributor for the latest ‘The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain’, writing blogs for The World Open Water Swimming Association and pieces of writing for the STA. I have also appeared on multiple swimming, sports and BBC Cambridgeshire Podcasts about improving access to open water swimming and my channel swim.

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