by admin | Sep 25, 2023 | General News
‘A warm welcome in Wissant’ credit Patrice Chassery. It’ll just take a few days to let it all sink in, I thought.English Channel Solo on Saturday, 9th September 2023, 15 hours and 53 minutes. Boat Anastasia, Pilot Eddie Spelling, Crew Michael and Rob, CS&PF...
by admin | Mar 30, 2023 | General News
What is it about swimwear that often sends us spiralling? And why is body positivity such an important topic for swimmers? In the run up to her ‘Body Kindness and Swimsuit Making’ workshop this April, we spoke to Body Image, Mindset and Blue Health Coach, Claudine...
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | General News
It is sew exciting!!! The lovely people at Outdoor Swimmer Magazine have written an article about The Swimming Seamstress! You can download the article to read for FREE by using the button below. They have also given us a discount code so if you want to order yourself...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | General News
When my daughter was about 12 we went on a shopping trip. It was at the time when ‘onesies’ had become insanely fashionable. We found ourselves in the changing room of a popular, discount, fashion retailer. Armed with handfuls of clothes she was having a marvellous...
by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | General News
“Nothing great is easy”I remember the day I was invited to go to a swimming pool – not to muck about but to swim lengths – with a solo English Channel, multiple channel relay, hard-as-nails open water marathon swimmer. I swam 12 lengths. I was pretty damn...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | General News
May is my Birthday month. This year is different. This year I feel like I am being given the extra gift of increased freedom and opportunity. Born in Canada on Mother’s day I am now 54 and snatching the opportunity to reflect a little on where I have got to in life...