got in touch and people
remembered it fondly; it was
a significant community
event and we wanted to retain
that ethos by forming a
charity.’
The first official event was
held in 2012, starting at 6.15
in the morning before river
traffic commenced, and 120
swimmers completed the
course, including seventy-
four-year-old Mike Hughes
who had won the men’s Long
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