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I’ve been mostly training on my own, when time allows. I’ve got up to 2 miles in the pool. But I’ve also had some great Lake swims with some of my buddies - Joe’s first swimming teacher and super amazing triathlete Jane Suggitt at Allerthorpe near York and my Channel Buddy Ruth. We did a rather chilly swim in April at Stanton Lakes brrrrrrr! Not to mention of course my fab team The Hammerhead Sharks; Fran, Peter, Liz, Hannah & Sam. Definitely not forgetting our super supportive and kind Boat Leader Dirk, a Channel Relay Veteran!



We attended our first Dover training weekend mid May. We did 4 sea swims in total, amounting to about 4 miles. I realise for me it’s actually the logistics of entering and exiting the water, especially from the beach and no doubt in time from the boat, that proves the most difficult and not the actual swimming! Also it causes the most stress and anxiety. I guess though where’s there’s a will there’s a way, as the saying goes! I haven’t yet ‘acclimatised’ to the cold water and my hands really feel it, I can hardly move my thumbs when I get out! 

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