Downstream

and plastic bottles and put
them in their wetsuits because
‘we use the river; we want to
help clear it up. We want to
show people the Thames is
there, but respect it.’
Swimming around
Abingdon isn’t a new idea,
and although they may not
know it, the three women’s
regular swims are building on
a long tradition. In 1881 an
official bathing place opened
‘at the back of the Island near