CHALLENGE,  Event reviews,  EXTRA,  July 2024

Embracing Slow Swimming

Writer Georgie Duckworth dips her toe into a swimming event designed for those who like to take it slow

I’ve always wanted to join an open water swimming event but never quite had the courage. I’m a plodder – head above water, floating with the current kind of swimmer.

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