who grew up in pakistan. the place where i was living, there was no swimming facilities available. and the parents main concern was food, shelter and education. for us, there was no opportunity. now, back to the challenge. what had becky and alice set me? 50 metres would hopefully be strong enough and ability enough that you d be able to say stay safe. i think doing a bit of open water swimming as well, and i think that would really kind of test your ability. you have to deal with, like, everything else that in the water with you, you are a bit like, ah, about. so i think it would really help your confidence. i m actually excited for you. at the end of eight weeks you ll ring me and be like, i m flying, i m doing 100 metres! i think by the end of eight weeks if i can be like, hey, becky, shall we race? i think that would be a great thing to work towards. to be honest, i think you d probably beat me. how do you get used to this? honestly! it s like, i feel like the water