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Head Coach

Fenwick Ridley

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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.

  • Swam across Hooker Glacier at 0.3*c with Icebergs in New Zealand 

  • Swam Across Lake bunyonyi uganda

  • 14 lakes, loughs, tarns completed in the Lake District

  • Swam 2.9k in 2.5*c in skins (swim trunks)

  • RedBull Neptune Steps 2017, 2018, 2019

  • Won 5x 1st places @ Scottish Winter Swimming Championships in total 2019/2020

  • Coast 2 Coast Swimming Spots Following Roman Wall

  • Welsh Winter Swim came first in all events

  • 10K Swim Personal Best 2hr 16min 

  • Completed lots of 10k marathon swim events

  • Completed too many 3.8k swim events

  • 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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