In Lindsey’s words…
I’ve just finished cycling around Britain, connecting with wild swimmers.
Since mermaiding the Thames I have absolutely fallen in love with wild swimming. It makes me feel magically alive and I’ve never known such a welcoming, heart warming community quite like it. I received messages from all over the UK inviting me to swim with them. So, of course I made a plan.
In February, I cycled from Devon to the inaugural Scottish Winter Swimming Championship in Taymouth Marina and connected with wild swimmers en route. It was only meant to be for two weeks, but I was so high on adrenalin for that fortnight that I decided to carry on. And six months later, I finally hung up my dipping cossie and parked my bike
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
— MARK TWAIN
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Show notes
Catching up with Lindsey
Being based in Bristol for now
Who is Lindsey!
Being nomadic and loving the journey of life
Having issues with commitment
Being an Urban Mermaid
Deciding to swim the length of the Thames
Planning and preparation….
Plastic pollution….
Going to San Fransisco and deciding to swim from Alcatraz from to SF Bay
Earning money and the types of jobs she does
Being flown out to SF by Uber
Living in Spain
Deciding to swim the River Thames in November…..
Being sick and not being able to keep food down
How she acclimatised for the swim…
22 days to swim the Thames
How the accommodation side of things worked
Working with a small budget!
The mental side of the challenge
Why movement is so important
Rescuing a cow in the River Thames
Swimming with the Mermaid Tail
Having no plans for after the swim
Trying to put down routes
How the idea for the next challenges came about
UK Cold Water Swimming Championships
Deciding to cycle to Scotland
Swimming twice a day on the 2 week journey unto Scotland
How 2 weeks turned into 6 months
Swimming with over 1000 people!!
What it was like being out on the road
The kindness of strangers
The challenges of being on the rode and being so free
Having some chill time in the bath
Teaching English on-line
Unleashing who she really is in writing
Living with ADHD
How she manages her ADHD
Settling down??
Where in the world would you most like to go?
Why she picked Bristol….
Meeting a boy….
Quick Fire Questions
A book on swimming….
Website & Blog - www.lindseycole.co.uk
Twitter - @LindseyCole
Instagram - @Stompycole
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