I swim in the wake of Leander, who swam for love, and Byron, who swam for poetry.

After a year of lockdown, in which my aquatic activities were limited to Clevedon lake and the bath, I am ready to face my fear of fish - jellied and otherwise. A very real fear, which could lead my mission to fail. So, please help me - cash is very buoyant and I hate letting people down. Let's hope that sees me through. 

Over the next three months my plan is to swim: 

- 5 km down the Dart 

- 4km around Winderball lake 

- 7km down the Wye

- 6km down the Avon to Bantham beach 

and at least 15km in any open water I can find (still hoping my husband will be brave enough to accompany me in his kayak from Barmouth to Penmaenpool) 

All this culminating in a 4km swim across the Hellespont, from Europe to Asia: they have promised the shipping lanes will be shut.    

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Thank you. Every donation will really help. Lots of love, Tara and the fishes xx