Head Coach
Fenwick Ridley
Over 20 years teaching and coaching swimming in the UK and abroad.
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Owns H2oTrails
Swim England Open Water Coach
STA Open Water Coach
Cold Water Coach
Over 16yrs OWS Experience
RLSS Open Water Lifeguard
RLSS Open Water Trainer Assessor
RLSS Pool Lifeguard
RLSS Pool Plant Operator
SUP Guide / Instructor
Swim England Ambassador
Adventure Swimmer
Long Distance Swimmer
ICE SWIMMER
Ice Racing (under 5*c Swim Events)
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Swims Done, Entered & Claims:
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Swam/walk/fell from Newcastle to Kielder up the north Tyne clocking 60+ miles on an adventure swim.
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Swam across Hooker Glacier at 0.3*c with Icebergs in New Zealand
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Swam Across Lake bunyonyi uganda
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14 lakes, loughs, tarns completed in the Lake District
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Swam 2.9k in 2.5*c in skins (swim trunks)
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RedBull Neptune Steps 2017, 2018, 2019
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Won 5x 1st places @ Scottish Winter Swimming Championships in total 2019/2020
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Coast 2 Coast Swimming Spots Following Roman Wall
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Welsh Winter Swim came first in all events
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10K Swim Personal Best 2hr 16min
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Completed lots of 10k marathon swim events
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Completed too many 3.8k swim events
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In 2017 swam just under 400 mile in open water
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ACTIVE GOALS
RIVER CLEAN UPS
RIVER TREKING UP THE LAST SECTION OF THE SOUTH TYNE
3K TARGET IN 2*C
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Caledonian Canal 2 way crossing via SUP and Swim (2021)
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