Downstream

place she had read about in
books as a child, and as she
began to discover the history
of other Thames swims it
brought a richness to her
journey, just as it has to mine.
Shortly after these two
Thames adventurers finished
their trips, a group of other
swimmers completed what
for them had been nearly a
three-year journey along the
non-tidal river. This was not
to set any record but simply