and Clifton Hampden. To him
this was ‘Barking mad . . .
River swimming is a new
faddish activity. Like
motorcycling and Morris
dancing, it numbers many
zealots among its supporters.’
Several well-known
endurance swimmers have
fallen sick around Oxford,
including Lewis Pugh during
his 2006 trip. ‘The upper
Thames was beautiful, clean
and gorgeous,’ he remembers.
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