Reader swim story
EXTRA,  FEATURES,  May 2025,  Readers' Swims

Thirty swims before 30!

Sometimes the best swimming challenges are those we dream up for ourselves. Jodie Hoskin tells us her story

When I turned 29, I gave myself a bit of an odd birthday present: a swim challenge.

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