Downstream

her swim, ‘I have an
enormous map of the Thames
on my living-room wall; I
will possibly start at
Cricklade, it’s hard to say
because of things like rainfall.
When I started to plan this, I
started to hear stories about
other swimmers and the
history of swimming the
Thames and it brings a
richness to the journey. I
don’t know any woman who
has done this. A lot of women