![Community of disabled swimmers](https://outdoorswimmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.48.06-AM-1140x815.png)
A community of adaptive and disabled open water swimmers
When Sophie Etheridge started a Facebook group, she inadvertently created a community of swimmers with disabilities where every small win is celebrated
Sunday 29 November 2020, a totally random and irrelevant date. The date I decided to create a Facebook group for open water swimmers with disabilities.
![Lewis Pugh Hudson swim](https://outdoorswimmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-30-at-9.40.42-AM-75x75.png)
![Northcroft Lido](https://outdoorswimmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-29-at-10.22.46-AM-75x75.png)