Another brilliant piece from a GUNNAS WRITING MASTERCLASS WRITER
The Japanese have a saying… the deeper you are as a person, the deeper the marks left by swimming googles. I am inclined to believe this, because they leave really big marks on my face that take ages to fade.
It was brilliant. 60 people in my age group heading into the water at once. Wetsuits on, swimming caps fitted like second skins and goggles spat on and secured in place.
We jumped in at the Pier with the Pub way off in the distance. We crashed and thrashed about in the water, less swimming than survival really, but when we finally reached the shore…well
It was brilliant