I'm not sure how it's already week 3 of my channel training but it is and I'm making great progress compared to my level of fitness and activity just a month ago. I started the week tired and in a bit of a Fibro flare after pushing harder than I should have over the weekend. … Continue reading Bristol Channel Training Week 3
Category: Adaptive Swimming
Bristol Channel Week 1
After I successfully completed my Windermere 2-way swim in 2021 I wanted to set myself another challenge. I wanted it to be or include the English Channel solo because it had always been a dream of mine. Whilst deciding on a challenge I had read about Tom Chapman who had swum the Bristol channel 3 … Continue reading Bristol Channel Week 1
Update of the Madness that is Life
The madness of the past few months has meant blogs haven't been written because I've been so busy. So much has happened that I'm not even sure where I should start! Maybe all the way back in October at the STA Conference. STA Conference What a totally different experience I had this year! Last year, … Continue reading Update of the Madness that is Life
One good, One bad.
Last year I had a disastrous swim event experience, I desperately wanted to share it with people at the time to highlight how NOT to treat those with disabilities but at the time I was so angry that I knew the blog wouldn’t be constructive or helpful to anyone, so I waited. Since then, I … Continue reading One good, One bad.
STA Channel Swim 2023 Part 3
I noticed the sun was starting to get lower and for me, that is when my swim really started. I knew I couldn’t be far off the time when I should have been nearly in France or getting out/landing, but France still looked miles away, and I couldn’t work out what I was doing wrong.
Cornwall, Day 5 – The Magic of Night Swimming
Something I have always loved is night swimming, be it in the river, lake or sea; there is nothing else like it and you’ll only understand it if you have done it but I will try to explain. When it is completely dark and you’re entering the water it makes you use your other senses as … Continue reading Cornwall, Day 5 – The Magic of Night Swimming
STA June Blog
If I thought May was busy, June was even worse, or better depending on how you look at it! June has been all about distance, time, and consistency, over the month I swam an incredible 80km. The month started with a few days off because it was my birthday, but I was back on it with … Continue reading STA June Blog
April Training Blog
April was a ridiculously busy month with some big swims and some fun coaching too! I have still been building distance, improving my speed and my consistency too but, my main aim for the month was increasing the amount of open water swims I was getting and increasing the time I am in the cold … Continue reading April Training Blog
Its Not All in The Numbers
If you read the latest article/blog on the STA website you will recognise most of this content, if you haven't - enjoy my training from last month and see what I achieved!
Making a start
check out my latest blog about my channel training