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
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
It's always a long train journey to get to Cornwall but I know it'll be worth it when I get there. However, this journey and day was not just any normal day.On 8th July I was invited to London to take part in some filming in for Disney, yes, you read that right - Disney! … Continue reading Cornwall 2024
Its been ages since I wrote a blog and gave an update on all I have been up to! Since I last wrote here I have had 2 intense sea training weeks, a pretty serious accident, been interviewed by Disney and questioned my ability to complete the Bristol Channel Swim. At the end of May … Continue reading Bristol Channel Preparation!
Last year when I was training for the English Channel I attended the Tusker swim camp in Porthcawl, Wales. It was a Bristol Channel swim camp which seemed odd to many but made sense to me as I knew my next swim was going to be Bristol. Plus, the Bristol Channel swim camp was much … Continue reading Wales Training May/June 2024
A few weeks ago I was honoured to introduce an incredible new film to a group of open water swimmers. “Young Woman and The Sea”. I was so excited to see the new film and of course I wanted to share it with my favourite people. Of course, a no brainer was having Camilla come … Continue reading Young Woman and The Sea
