What happens when you have an event team that is made up of swimmers, endurance athletes and coaches alongside a group of swimmers with goals that are determined to succeed whilst being supported by their friends and family? Answer – An UltraSwim33.3 event. This was the second UltraSwim33.3 event I had taken part in and … Continue reading UltraSwim33.3 Montenegro 2025
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
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
