I am desperately hoping I've not bitten off more than I can chew...! I stupidly chose to swim a marathon  before I had done the calculations.

But now I have.  42km  = 1680 lengths of a 25 meter pool over 31 days. That's an average of 54 lengths per day. HELP!

Anyway - no turning back now - roll on October and let's get started! Of course it's all in aid of an amazing cause - helping people to reduce the often terrible pain and isolation that arthritis can bring.

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