Posts By : Graeme

Another Swim to sign up for. A new one on the circuit. 2016 is marching on at a pretty rapid pace and up until now, I have been getting frustrated that I did not have a decent distance swim to take part in this year. I had been planning on doing Lago D Orta in […]

Support Crew essentials Recently I was contacted by a prospective support crew who will be kayaking for a Swimmer in SCAR this year. She pointed out to me that there was not a lot of information regarding the role of the kayaker, and what is needed when it comes to supporting us mad swimmers and […]

Happy New Year to All my readers. A little bit late I know, but there was a good reason for it. After christmas 2015, We flew out to South Africa for Audras’ Nephews Wedding. This was on the 31st December and it was a wonderful affair At Cranford Country lodge. An Idyllic part of South […]

The End of another Epic year   As 2015 draws to and end and Christmas and new year looms on the horizon to engulf us with Fun, family, food and frolics, it is a good time to reflect on the trials and tribulations that the year has had for us. It has been an interesting […]

Swim the Island sum up. It seemed like a long time coming, But it finally did. After a summer of  patiently watching fellow open water swimmers achieve their goals,  it was my turn to head to the water for a wallow. Whilst looking earlier this season for an end of season swim, there were a […]

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 […]