Sea Womble

The Sea Womble with Orange Octopus Adventures is on the move again. Seen leaving Sandhaven Beach, South Shields, heading south.
Day 1, 'training swim'. Let's see how far the Sea Womble goes today?

Tracker link is in the comments.

Help save a life.
Overnight train to Sunderland for the Sea Womble with Orange Octopus Adventures raising awareness of drowning prevention. Easiest way is to not go in the water. What if you fall, then the safest way is to learn to swim.
SwimTayka raises money to teach kids to swim for free. Help save a life.

https://swimtayka.org/fundraising/

The Sea Womble adventures will continue...
Working with Orange Octopus Adventures
Some big swims planned for 2026.
Raising awareness of drowning prevention. If you are still active on this page and would like to follow the Orange Octopus, just type
invite me
And come and join in.
Thank you for your support to date. I look forward to sharing our adventures.

Plan your swim, then swim the plan.

Plan your swim. Then swim the plan.
Include a practice float to prevent drowning when you misjudge the plan.

If you didn't plan to go in the water to rescue someone, then don't go in on a whim. You will become the one in trouble.

Everybody floats differently. Find your float for World Drowning Prevention Day!

This 25th July, we’re encouraging
everyone to head to their local pool or
lifeguarded beach and practise an
essential lifesaving skill.

Knowing how to float can save your life if
you get into trouble in the water.

By finding your float in a safe and supported
environment, you’re better prepared for
an emergency.

Find you closest Find Your Float event –
visit RespectTheWater.com

Swim the Catalina Channel fans Sea Womble Mark Scott


And today, for all the dot watchers out there, we have the SwimTayka relay team
Seas the Day
on
The boat Bottomscratcher

Seas the Day Catalina Channel Swim Relay

I am often asked what it is like to swim the English Channel. The swimming is the easy bit...

I ask you to take 8 minutes and watch this. One of the SwimTayka relay teams and their preparation. No spoilers. I am waiting for part 2 as well.

We Tried to Swim the English Channel | Part 1 — Ten Days, One Broken Boat & the Dover Coaster Six swimmers. One boat. The English Channel. What could go wrong?...

Night boat to ....

Dover. English Channel Relay training.
Night swimming training.

Planning is underway for 2 swims around the coast of the UK in 2026. The Sea Womble will be out and about once the sea gets to 14⁰C.
Acclimatisation has begun.
The swims will be self supported using a modified raft with more suitable equipment based on previous coastal swim experience.
More details will be released soon.
Thank you for following.