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open water wheway a site about swimming and life skip to content open water wheway a site about swimming and life menu home about blog contact scroll down to content open water wheway when i swim in that quiet peaceful time when my face is submerged i can t talk to anyone or do anything else except move my arms in steady synchronicity my mind wanders it has the freedom to think that it rarely gets in the rest of my waking hours sometimes it switches off able to be empty for once focusing only on the movement of my body a kind of meditation sometimes though it goes into overdrive planning all the things i can do that day week year some of those things gets followed through most of them don t however a lot of those thoughts revolve around swimming conversations i ve had swims i ve done swims i want to do sometimes it even just comes down to the basics of how much food i can eat after the swim eventually i realised i write an article in my head on almost every swim i do those thoughts rattle around my head endlessly until i write them down i figured i may as well share them so this is an insight into my thoughts and feelings about open water swimming as well as an opportunity to share my love and hopefully encourage others to give it a try it s safe to say open water has changed my life significantly in the last few years about swimming changed my life so much that it led me to leave behind a corporate suited and booted world and start up www peakswims co uk bespoke swim coaching and guiding in the peak district uk head to the blog section at the top to view my latest content and archived past if you d like to see regular updates follow the site using the section at the side or bottom of each blog entry most of my content is swim related but you may occasionally see other themes running through too they re often just a chance for me to clear my head if you d like to follow more regular swim shenanigans head over to my instagram and follow openwaterwheway in today s world of social media perfection where only the highlights of people s lives are published please remember this blog is about the highlights the good bits the bits i ve loved the boring stuff still goes on in the background thanks for reading share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook blog share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook posted on february 7 2026 february 7 2026 marketing from disaster is it ok is it ok to see corporations and individuals trumpeting their own importance on the back of an avoidable disaster i live in the derbyshire village of whaley bridge 7 years ago 2019 we were headline news as the dam wall of toddbrook reservoir came very close to collapsing part of the village and homes in continue reading marketing from disaster is it ok posted on november 16 2022 november 18 2022 never swim alone really the term never swim alone crops up in lots of safety information often from really big high profile organisations it s a bit too abrupt and bossy for my liking i suspect it partly originates in water safety advice we give to kids that makes sense children often haven t yet developed the skills to assess risks properly continue reading never swim alone really posted on november 16 2022 november 18 2022 group swimming the joys and the challenges this is a mirror piece to never swim alone really on solo swimming it s written from the angle of informal swimming groups swim venues organised training sessions or being out with a swim guide or coach are a different environment whoever s organised it has a clear responsibility to you as a participant however much of what continue reading group swimming the joys and the challenges subscribe to blog via email enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address subscribe join 119 other subscribers twitter facebook google github wordpress com website powered by wordpress com subscribe subscribed open water wheway join 119 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy open water wheway subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website