Every now and again an intrepid group of #swimandtonic swimmers and non swimmers set out on little adventures, seeking new places to swim/eat cake/ exchange tales/ make friendships. For a fix of social nourishment. It has not always been smooth sailing. Our first attempt to swim at London Fields Lido was foiled when the day... Continue Reading →
Beautiful blog post written by Lee Chetwynd, Swim & Tonic member and the guy with the awesome stroke, he glides through the water so effortlessly. I’m thinking about something mundane, perhaps it’s where I used to live. Maybe I still live there, I’m not sure. “Let’s see if I can remember the post code, I... Continue Reading →
My club’s Women’s Champion Marathon runner changing next to me after an 18 mile February run. I asked her: Did you enjoy the snowdrops in Trentham woods? She said: What snowdrops? And that is an important difference between a Champion and an Also Ran. Nowadays it seems to be called Focus. I had it... Continue Reading →
A movement of people who want to connect by swimming in pools, lidos, quarries, lakes, rivers and seas. Equal provision is also made for those who don’t swim; the ‘Tonic’ in the form of socialising around water and eating cake. There is no pressure to get in. 