SWIMCUBE Blog

I have heard variants of this sentiment on many occasions and I find it interesting. Interesting enough to write a short blog with my thoughts. As a triathlete, does your running style differ to a ‘Runner’? Does your cycling style differ to a ‘Cyclist’? Let me start...

On the 25th of August 1875 Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel. On the 21st of August 2018, after 13 hours and six minutes of swimming, I became the 1919th person to do the same thing. Matthew Webb famously stated that ‘Nothing...

I am a natural cynic and base my life around facts and evidence. In just over two months, I will be swimming to France and the weight of this challenge is looming very large. One of the things I love about swimming is the solitude - You have so much time to think. One...

As soon as I made the decision to attempt the English Channel swim, my brain started racing and one question was at the top of my list – Can I handle the ‘cool’ waters of the English Channel for a long period of time? The first and most important decision was to leave...

A silly video of our day can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jMjrINAHQ&feature=youtu.be I will start with this: Anyone that is thinking about an English Channel solo should consider doing a relay first. My goal is simple – I want to become a...