Tag: Challenges

My 2024 Challenges

by Sophie, posted in Bristol Channel Training, challenge, Events, Open Water Swimming, UltraSwim 33.3

As I have been writing up my blogs about my Bristol Channel swim and my experience at the UltraSwim 33.3 in Montenegro I realised I have never explained WHY I have been working towards and focused on the challenges I set myself this year. Everyone knows that I like to set myself a challenge and … Continue reading My 2024 Challenges

STA Channel Swim 2023 Part 4

by Sophie, posted in challenge, English Channel, Open Water Swimming

I was pretty sure my feeds no longer had anything nutritious in them, it was just warm squash. I hadn't planned for 29 hours of swimming, I planned for 23 at the absolute maximum, thinking I would only be in for 18 or 19 hours. I was starting to run on empty, the only benefit … Continue reading STA Channel Swim 2023 Part 4

STA Channel Swim 2023 Part 3

by Sophie, posted in Adaptive Swimming, challenge, chronic illness, chronic pain, Disability Swimming, Disabled, English Channel, Events, fundraising, marathon swim, Open Water Swimming, Outdoor Swimming, safety

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.