Posts By : Graeme

I surprise myself at times Firstly, let me offer a big APOLOGY to all who followed my swims in SCAR. Since then my postings have been a bit sporadic – actually non-existent. There is a good reason for that. As my two major swims this year have been at the beginning – and one yet […]

WAKE UP CALL. It has now been over two weeks since I last ventured into the water at Dorney lake for a 5km swim. yes, I chickened out of the 10km. After just returning from SCAR, I had nothing to prove and also it would have been over budget if I had done the 10km. […]

No rest for the wicked! With SCAR well and Truly behind me, I think there is one thing that I omitted. Not that I am too bothered by it, but for some, there might be a need to find out how I did overall. Not once have I posted any of my times or placings […]

Important things I have learnt along this journey The dust has now settled and I am enjoying a bit of R&R. As I have a bit of time, I would like to divulge what I have learnt about myself and also about open water swimming in general. So after a few days having a bit […]

The End of an Epic Adventure Last night marked the end of an adventure that I had been anticipating for nearly 7 months. In that time a lot has happened. This was the first time I had signed up for an Event which tested me and my crew on SO MANY levels. We have both […]

Day 3 Done Right, before we go any further I need to express my Huge gratitude to Audra and all the support crew in this event. They were all amazing, whether they got to the end or not. It will all become clear whilst you read this fairly lengthy Blog as there was a lot […]

We Now have the C in SCAR Hi there all. This is going to be a short one as we have finally Arrived at the Apache marina Hotel and the Drive here is positively stunning. It is a dirt Road for most of it – Main Highway by Africa Standards but dirt all the same. […]

Very Early start The day finally arrived after a wonderful evening Hosted by The SCAR organisers at the local Mesa Country Club. We all met there at about 5.30, kayakers and swimmers to collect our Swag bags. Different ones for swimmers and Kayakers. This event, albeit only being in existence for about 4 years now […]

News Flash!!!  Arizona Invaded by Pod of African Hippos After a very interesting weekend We are Finally Here In Phoenix Arizona. It was a LONG DAY yesterday with 12 hours of flying and an 8 hour time difference. Before I go any further. I feel compelled to thank EVERYONE that has got me here. The […]

This time next week…. Wow, this year is disappearing – I bet you have heard that before? After my trip to Africa in Early December 2014, thoughts started to switch over to a swim in Arizona. At that point in time it seemed like it was ages away and nothing to worry about. Roll forward […]