Tag: Swimming

James learnt to paddle and run into the sea

25 November 2024

Throwback to when James learnt to paddle, and run into the sea, and run away from waves. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Mum paddling in daddy swimming spot

24 November 2024

Throwback to when mum went for a paddle in daddy's swimming machine. No seabed surveys were carried out on this occasion. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Throwback to September beach times

21 November 2024

Throwback to September Beach Times! You'd have to be crazy to get in that water? or my partner. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Jen likes to swim and be clean – a poem

18 December 2022

Jen likes to swim and be cleanShe swam in a lake, not a streamA great successAnd I must confessWe then went out for Icecream Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Another refreshing wild swim

1 June 2022

Another nice wee swim! Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Washing off the cold with the Climbing Clan

31 May 2022

Washing off the cold in the brook with the Clan.and catching people trying to fall off waterfalls. Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Wild swimming and waterfall bashing

20 May 2022

Wildswimming and waterfall bashing with someone I barely knew Originally posted on this post on Instagram

Swim-scrambling explained

3 December 2020

Swim-scrambling (verb). Portmanteau of swimming and scrambling and involves scrambling up a moorland brook on a warm evening and jumping into bits of stream along the way. Eg. "After lockdown ended, Sarah and I went swim scrambling up Torside Clough". Originally posted on this post on Instagram

When the waves look small but you bring the throwline anyway

25 April 2019

"I won't need that!" she said as we walked towards the beach, the throwline dangling from my hands. – "The waves look pretty big", I said, trying not to put her off. "I know my limits" she retorted. I knew mine – anywhere within a 20metre throw. (What I knew that she didn't, was that […]

#ChallengeTim | Status Update

19 August 2012

So on May the 30th, after some deliberations, I challenged myself some things before the end of August. Today is the 19th, let's see what's done, and what's still to do. Drop 1 stone in weight and keep below that weight for at least a month. If I slip above it, the month restarts. Status: […]

#ChallengeTim

30 May 2012

A few weeks ago, I asked for help working out some challenging things to do over the summer. Here are the 7 things I'm going to do by the end of August: Drop 1 stone in weight and keep below that weight for at least a month. If I slip above it, the month restarts.. […]