GONE FOR A SWIM

☀️ What a fantastic weekend! 🌊

The sunshine certainly helped, but it was even better seeing over 50 people join us across our sessions!

This weekend included:
🌊 Child Sea Safety
🚶 Mulberry Harbour Walk & Dips
👨‍👩‍👧 Private Family Sea Safety
🏊‍♀️ 1:1 Sea Swimming sessions, helping people build confidence and improve their technique

It's been a brilliant start to August, and we love seeing so many people enjoying the sea safely while growing in confidence. 🫶

We're back this week with more Child Sea Safety sessions and YogaSwim, so we can't wait to welcome even more of you.

✨ We also have some exciting news...

Thanks to additional funding from Active Thames, we'll soon be releasing more fully funded sessions to help even more people experience the benefits of being in and around the water. 🎉

Keep an eye on our page—we'll be announcing when all bookings open very soon!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend. We can't wait to see you again soon! 💙

🌞 Mulberry Harbour Walk + Dip 🚶‍♂️🏊‍♀️

We've had a few cancellations, so we now have a limited number of FREE spaces available on tomorrow morning's session!

🗓 Saturday 1 August
🕗 8:00am
💷 FREE

Come and enjoy a refreshing morning walk, followed by a dip at Mulberry Harbour.

📩 Drop us a message to book your place – spaces are limited!

Keep an eye on this page too... more dates coming soon! 🙌

SAVS

🌊 Additional Child Sea Safety Sessions are now available!

Help your child build confidence and learn essential sea safety skills in a fun, supportive environment.

During the session, children will learn about:

💦 Tides and currents
🏊‍♀️ Safe swimming techniques
⚠️ Recognising potential hazards
🛟 What to do in an emergency

📅 Wednesday 5 August – 3:30pm
📅 Wednesday 12 August – 11:00am

💙 £10 per child (one accompanying adult free)

Suitable for aged 5+

Spaces are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

➡️https://goneforaswim.co.uk/book-online

Today's news on the heartbreaking tragedy at West Mersea yesterday has affected so many of us. My thoughts are with the families, friends and everyone involved. 💙

As a volunteer with RNLI Southend Lifeboat and as a local swimming teacher and open water coach, these tragic incidents are a stark reminder of why water safety education matters so much. 🛟

Since April, my Southend RNLI Water Safety colleagues and I have delivered lifesaving water safety talks to more than 2,500 local children. Next weekend I'll be starting my annual child sea safety sessions, funded by Active Thames, because every child deserves the knowledge and confidence to enjoy our coastline safely. 💦

The reality is that many visitors to Southend and other coastal towns have little or no experience of the sea. If you haven't grown up around the coast, it's easy to underestimate how quickly conditions can change. Tides, currents, drop-offs and cold water don't discriminate.

Anyone can drown. No one should.

That's why I'm asking local businesses to help. 🙏

If you own or manage a café, pub, restaurant, hotel, kiosk, AirBnB, beach hut rental, shop or any business close to the seafront, please consider signing up to become a FREE RNLI Water Safety Ambassador. By displaying simple water safety information where thousands of people may see it, you could help someone make a safer decision before they reach the beach.

Education saves lives. Awareness saves lives. Conversations save lives.

If you'd like to find out more about becoming an RNLI Water Safety Ambassador, please comment below or send me a message and I'll point you in the right direction.

Let's work together to make our coastline a safer place for everyone. 💙🌊

RNLI

What an inspiring afternoon in the sea with 12 incredible ladies from Women in Tri.🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Women in Tri is an amazing charity that works to break down barriers and help more women across the UK discover swimming, cycling, running and triathlon. Their work is opening doors for so many women who may never have thought these sports were for them. 🙌

Today, for many of the group, it was their very first experience swimming in tidal water. They all arrived with one key thing in common—they wanted to feel more confident in the sea.

And they all left with exactly that. 🥳

Throughout the session we covered sea safety, understanding tides and conditions, confidence-building techniques, efficient swimming skills and plenty of practical tips to make sea swimming feel less daunting and more enjoyable. 🩵

What I loved most was hearing everyone's individual stories. Hearing the different reasons for starting triathlon, and the journey and challenges they'd overcome to get here. It was a privilege to be part of that. 🫶

Thank you to everyone who came along with such enthusiasm and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone. You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves.

And a huge thank you to Women in Tri for the amazing work you do. It was a real privilege to be involved with today's session.

https://www.womenintriuk.org/

🌊🏊‍♀️💙

Sometimes it's nice to hand over all responsibility and simply enjoy the moment.

Tonight I joined the Thames Estuary Man for a sunset walk beneath Southend Pier.

I've swum under the pier many times, walked along it countless times, and spent plenty of hours working at either end of it with the RNLI. But somehow, I'd never actually been beneath it before!

It gave me a completely different perspective on somewhere I know so well.

It was a beautiful evening, even better shared with good friends. These long summer days in my hometown really are hard to beat. 🌅💙

🌄What a beautiful evening for our sunset YogaSwim.

An evening of gentle yoga, music, sea swimming, smiles and friendship... the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

I absolutely love these long, sunny days. I think I'm completely solar powered! ☀️

There are just a few free YogaSwim sessions left this season. If you'd like to join us, send us a message and we'll add you to the waitlist.

We'd love to see you at the beach.

SAVS

🌊 DEEP WATER CONFIDENCE WORKSHOP 🌊

Saturday 11 July | 10:30am

Do you love swimming in the sea but lose confidence when you can't touch the bottom?

Perhaps you feel anxious once you're out of your depth, worry about drifting further from shore, or aren't sure what you'd do if the tide carried you further out than expected.

If that sounds familiar, this workshop is for you.

Join us for a practical, supportive session designed to help you feel safer, calmer and more confident when swimming in deeper water.

You'll learn:
🏊‍♀️ How tides affect your swim and the best times to get in the water
🏊‍♀️ Essential self-rescue skills, including treading water and Float to Live
🏊‍♀️ What to do if you find yourself further offshore than planned
🏊‍♀️ Build confidence during a fully supervised swim in the sea

🗓️ Saturday 11 July
⏰ 10:30am
💷 £10 per person

We also have a few spaces left on our Introduction to Sea Swimming session at 8:30am the same morning if you're looking to build your confidence from the very beginning.

🎟️ Book your place here:
https://goneforaswim.co.uk/book-online

Don't let fear of deep water stop you enjoying everything the sea has to offer this summer. Come and build the skills and confidence to swim with greater peace of mind. ☀️🌊

🌊 Ready to try sea swimming this summer?🏊‍♂️

Join me on Saturday 27th June at 10am for a friendly Introduction to Sea Swimming Session and learn how to get started safely and confidently in the sea.

This beginner-friendly session will give you the knowledge, skills and support you need to take your first steps into open-water swimming.

You'll learn: ✅ Essential safety tips ✅ What to expect when swimming in the sea ✅ How to build confidence in open water ✅ Plus enjoy a fully supervised dip with a friendly group of fellow beginners.

Whether you're completely new to sea swimming or simply looking for a confidence boost, this session is the perfect place to start.

Spaces are limited, so if you'd like to join us, send me a message or book your place today.

https://goneforaswim.co.uk/book-online

🌊 Come and see why so many people fall in love with swimming in the sea.

Back to reality after the magic of the Philippines.

Swimming alongside turtles and dugongs was something I'll never forget. 🐢

The people, the crystal-clear water, the sea life, the landscapes — every moment was special.🐠🪸🌸

Feeling incredibly grateful for the opportunity to experience places like this and somehow call it work.🤩 SwimQuest Swimming Holidays

Next stop: Mathraki ✨