Downstream

first swim I was somewhere
in the middle, now I’m
second from last. ‘Try some
side stroke,’ says Kate
Beevers kindly. Then I see
another group of swans and
cygnets almost hidden from
sight, nestled on the bank.
Our guide thinks she
recognises one of the swans
from the day before and she
instructs us all to group
together and swim to one side
of the boat. This doesn’t deter