Downstream

graft of bone from his hip, as
well as a titanium plate and
screws. Incredibly, he
recovered and, although very
weak, started training again.
His previous average time for
a mile was thirty-two
minutes, now it was fifty, but
eventually, despite extreme
pain, he got that down to 33.5
minutes, and then he set a
new date for the Thames. He
takes me on a quick tour of
the pool house he’s built