Mum died of Leukaemia 12 years ago, since then I’ve got back into my swimming and as she was a swimming teacher it remains a connection to her.

My swims have got crazier (longer) and this year I am swimming Windermere end to end. The swim is 11 miles and I’m hoping to come in under 6 hours!

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