Tricia Bowman

24th Nov

So, I’ve moved the goal posts - let’s see if I can get to 40 km for the month - 4km to go!!!

21st Nov

14th Nov

Today's 2 km swim is brought to you by the letter J and the numbers 5 and 6.

Creative accounting

So, I did 1.5 km today, but needed to account for the 3 km that the system thinks I did yesterday, so I’m back on track, having only logged 1 km for today’s swim.  It would be nice if the fitness tracker could cope with more than 1 km increments!

It's 'dial it up' day!

2 km was getting a bit boring, so I've shifted up a gear and done 2.5 km this morning. Irritatingly, the activity page doesn't recognise my distance in halves!

less than a week in and a 3rd of the way to my goal...

At the Lavington pool on the weekend

So it begins!

Well, the first 2 km are in the bag!  A lovely 14 c morning to start my swim journey - luckily it was 26c in the pool!   Thanks to everyone for supporting me - thanks to you all, I've smashed through my fundraising target, so now it's showtime!!

Why I'm taking the plunge

This November, I'm making a splash in WaterAid's Big Spring Swim to raise money for the 1 in 10 people worldwide who don't have clean water close to home. 

WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation.

With all three, people can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good. Children grow up healthy and strong, women and men get to earn a living, whole communities start to thrive. 

 Every dollar raised makes a huge difference.

• $30 can build a simple handwashing station to help stop the spread of disease
• $50 can provide a student with clean water at school
• $150 can help to buy a rainwater tank- so a family has clean water close to home

Please support me today.