Spetses to Aegina swim
April 2025,  EXPLORE,  EXTRA,  FEATURES,  Readers' Swims

The diary of a Greek Odyssey

Is there anything more poetic than swimming 100km to save a museum?

In the heart of London, the Garden Museum celebrates the art, history, design, and importance of gardens. As part of an ambitious plan to create new gardens, its director, Christopher Woodward, took on the suitably ambitious challenge of swimming 100km from Spetses to Aegina.

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