Downstream

wanted to swim from the pier
head, his horrified reaction
was, ‘ah no! You can’t swim
the shipping channel, it’s one
of the busiest in the world.’
Then when a local swimmer,
Iain Keenan, got in touch,
interested in setting up a
swimming club in nearby
Chalkwell, with a designated
area and starting point for
events, Richard thought,
‘right, OK, we’ve got a swim
club, that’s better than a