Downstream

(Jeff_L) #1

Reading, and ‘for around six
months I tried to find
information if I could swim in
the Thames, but I only heard
stories about sickness. Then I
read about a pensioner
swimming near Maidenhead
and I was convinced the
Thames was swimmable.’
On 23 May 2010 he swam
from Canvey Island to All
Hallowson-Sea, covering just
over two miles. ‘I read about
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