Downstream

decision.’ As for the PLA’s
argument that a swimmer
poses a danger to boats, he
says, ‘mostly it is dangerous
in the Thames, but any object
could pose a potential hazard
to boats, there are all sorts of
things in the river like huge
logs. It could be a hazard if a
boat swerves to avoid you,
but that’s far-fetched.’
The reaction to his article
was mixed. Explorer Bear
Grylls said he’d once swum