A story about Oona, she’s just 11 years old; she has faced many challenges and unseen fights in life. She uses a wheelchair full time. In 2023 I swam the English Channel firstly to raise awareness of swimmers with disabilities and what they can achieve with the right support. Secondly to help pay for swimming … Continue reading Let me tell you a story….
After being left stranded on a platform in London I was anxious about travelling solo through London but I didn't have a choice. I didn't need to be in Brighton till 3pm so thankfully it wasn't an early train. I had a seamless journey, with no issues, building my confidence a little bit on travelling … Continue reading Swimathon Weekend in Brighton
For once, it wasn't a ridiculously early start for our adventure to London, we met at just gone 8am at the train station, there were only 2 of us going to celebrate International Womans Day. I had booked assistance in advance. We were helped onto the train and on our way to the Love Open … Continue reading A wheely good day out…
It was still dark when I left home, and the roads were eerily quiet as I used my TriRide to get to the train station. I knew trains weren't running but had booked my assistance and had it confirmed that I would be put in a taxi as I can't get on the coaches they … Continue reading SLSC Cold Water Swimming Championships 25/01/25
I made it to the final day and was still able to move and stand! Gosh, I was utterly exhausted and in a lot of pain! Each day got harder to get up but actually on the final day, a small part of me was full of beans and raring to go because I was … Continue reading UltraSwim33.3 – Day 4 & The Journey Home
Marathon swim day! After the amount of swimming I had done on day 2, I was in quite a lot of pain and as a result I hadn’t slept very well so getting up at 5am was a real struggle. It ended up with me hiding under my duvet and my sister pulling it off … Continue reading UltraSwim 33.3km – Day 3
The alarm went off at 5am, much to the disgust of my body. It was too early to take my medication but I was up and moving around increasing my pain as I went. Despite that, I was actually pretty excited about the day ahead, we would be doing 2 swims one in Zanjice bay, … Continue reading UltraSwim33.3 – Day 2
The closer the first swim got the more excited but also nervous I got. I still had a few unknowns and don't deal with the unknown very well so it was a case of trying to distract myself. As we weren't swimming in the morning the organisers had arranged talks/swimmers chats and also coaching sessions. … Continue reading UltraSwim33.3 – Day 1
The Sunday before the event we had an online Zoom meeting/briefing about the plans, what we needed to do and what we could expect. We also went through details on what we would need for the swims, how to work the trackers and got advice on what to take with us too. It also gave … Continue reading Warm-up and Registration Day
Thankfully it wasn't an early start but it was something new for me, my anxiety was high, my mind racing and me constantly trying not to panic! My mum drove me to the train station to get the train to Gatwick Airport where I was meeting my sister. It was the first time I had … Continue reading The Journey
