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#223 Solo open water swimming as an amputee

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 05/02/202205/02/2022
  • amputation
  • Video

[Took the GoPro with me on the lake!] 🏊‍♀️🩱 I have to say I was slightly nervous: this being my first time out in the lake my myself, post amputation. But I don’t know what […]

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The weekend in photos.. plus other tit bits

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 06/04/202106/04/2021
  • amputation

As you know, I spent the Easter weekend in the lakes area, the goal being to get as much open water swimming in as I could. I live by the ocean, and although I have […]

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#165 Going it alone in the water & busting my bests in the walking

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 05/04/202105/04/2021
  • amputation

Taking full advantage of the surroundings while I can, today I went for an open water swim ON MY OWN.. for the first time in my life! That’s bad enough on two feet never mind […]

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#163 From Cromwell to Te Anau: open water swimming fun!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 03/04/202103/04/2021
  • amputation

It’s the start of Easter weekend so I’m off up towards some lakes.. probably my last open water swim before winter sets in.. and the only other long weekend public holiday outside of Christmas/ New […]

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#124 Spontaneous Saturday

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 13/02/2021
  • amputation

Some of the best things happen as a result of spontaneity – and today was an example of that.

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