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A GROUP of women are planning to make their second attempt at swimming 45km across the Bristol Channel later this month. The Henley Mermaids came within 4.5km o...
Keswick mountain festival, Lake District This 3.6km lake swim has a fun beginning, where youâll be ferried to the start point at High Brandlehow aboard a wooden Keswick launch. Follow the course past secluded Derwent Isle to the northern end of the lake, dwarfed by the fells of Cat Bells and Skiddaw. Shorter swims are also available. The option to dance away the evening on the lakeshore to live bands is included in your swim ticket. A host of other sporting challenges take place during the festival, including trail runs, hikes and triathlons. Pitch up at the festival campsite close to th...
Jacob Staedler/EyeEm/Getty Images “IT’S like pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a computer,” says Cath Pendleton. “When I’m in the water, I’m so focused on my body, my brain switches off. It’s just me and the swim.” Pendleton, an ice swimmer based in Merthyr Tydfil, UK, is hardier than most. In 2020, five years after discovering she didn’t mind swimming in very cold water, she became the first person to swim a mile inside the Antarctic circle. Part of her training involved sitting in a freezer in her shed. She is far from alone in her enthusiasm for cold water, however. Thanks t...
The Merthyr Mermaid: Who is Cath Pendleton? The BBC Wales documentary features an ordinary woman from Merthyr Tydfil who's done an extraordinary thing Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Cath Pendleton is an NHS worker from Merthyr Tydfil. She's a...
Welsh ice adventurer completes biggest challenge yet Sponsored by Source Insurance, Cath has recently been on a very chilly 'Ice Mile' adventure in Antarctica Advertorial Source Insurance sponsored Cath on her massive ice mile challenge in Antarctica recently What is non-standard? The Cambridge Dictionary definition is “not average or usual”. It’s probably fair to say that most people would see ice swimming as a non-standard activity, as we’d probably prefer a dip in a heated pool! However, for Cath Pendleton, it’s the colder the better. From Sennybridge, near Brecon in Wales, Cath ...