Susannah Taylor: I'm a born-again swimmer
Susannah taking the plunge in cornwall For years I disliked swimming. I’m not talking about splashing around doing breaststroke in the Med (who doesn’t like that?) – I mean doing lengths or swimming for fitness. It would bring back memories of school swimming tests in icy waters wearing soggy pyjamas. I wasn’t a bad swimmer (I was in the team) but the feeling of being out of breath in water is terrifying and enough to put you off for life. However, in my late 30s that all changed. I decided to do a triathlon (there are worse midlife clichés). I wasn’t afraid of cycling, my running ...