Mum-of-one gains confidence - and dream career! - through swimming challenge
Up until a few years ago, mum-of-one, Claire Dummer, lacked the confidence to swim more than just a few metres. Now, she’s completely turned her life around, tackling a number of challenging open-water swims and even retraining as a baby swimming teacher!
• Claire, 45, took on her first open-water swim in 2016, completing the Serpentine challenge in 56 minutes, despite no professional training
• She then thought no more of open-water swimming until 2019, when she took part in a 28-day alcohol free challenge, completely changing her mind-set - this saw her considering a second open-water swim
• This time, she trained intensely for five months before completing the annual Henley swim in July in just 42 minutes
• Proud of her achievement, Claire tackled Swim Serpentine again last year, completing it 10 minutes faster than her first attempt
• Claire’s passion for the water has come on so much that she’s now trained as a baby swimming teacher, teaching little ones to swim with Water Babies Bucks and Beds.
Claire says that swimming has completely changed her outlook on life. She’s so proud of what she’s achieved that she’s signed up to swim Lake Coniston this year. She then plans on tackling the Ullswater and Windemere swims, with her sights set on the Channel for her 50th in a few years!
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