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reaction from people is
different now, we used to be
asked, “are you allowed to do
it?” and “are you doing this
for charity?” They couldn’t
think why else we’d be doing
it; we had to explain we were
doing it for pleasure.’ With
the first group of Thames
swimmers many lived in
London and wanted to
immerse themselves in a river
that flowed past their
backyard. The company has