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This is a bonus episode in the Africa series and is my personal account of swimming one of the worlds greatest swim adventures.

In this episode I go through the What, Who, When and How for my Lake Malawi swim attempt.

My training time was split between lido, lakes and my normal 3 times per week masters sessions as well as gym work (mainly on shoulders and core). My typical training diary, weekly and monthly training mileage are in the show notes looked something like this:

Typical Weekly Training Plan:

· Monday – Rest or Gym (1hr to 1.5hrs)

· Tuesday – Masters swimming club (approx. 3k)

· Wednesday – Rest or Gym (1hr to 1.5hrs)

· Thursday - Masters swimming club (approx. 3k)

· Friday – Lido (between 5k to 10k)

· Saturday – Lake swim (6k to 10k)

· Sunday - Lake swim (6k to 10k) or Masters swimming club (approx. 3k)

Average monthly /weekly SWIM totals:

| Monthly Totals | Ave.Weekly Totals
| January | 18,225m | 4,556m
| February | 5,500m | 1,375m
| March | 20,125m | 5,031m
| April | 16,400m | 4,100m
| May | 61,325m | 15,331m
| June | 85,860m | 21,465m
| July | 61,147m | 15,287m
| August | 73,969m | 18,492m
| September | 52,516m | 13,129m
| October (up to swim) | 8,350m | 2,088m

To find out more above the African swims and particularly Lake Malawi contact Open Water Africa please follow website www.openwater.africa and visit www.MYSWIM.uk for links to the other African swims in the series as well as information about many other of aquatic adventures.

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This is the fourth of a four part podcast Africa series with Open Water Africa founder Howard James.
In this episode we find out the details of the incredible and exciting swim across Lake Malawi in the heart of Africa .We find out why this swim is so special , the logistical challenges and explore what it takes to successfully achieve the swim and discuss unique wildlife in the area.
To find out more above the African swims and particularly Lake Malawi contact Open Water Africa please follow website www.openwater.africa and visit www.MYSWIM.uk for links to the other African swims in the series.

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This is the third of a four part podcast Africa series with Open Water Africa founder Howard James.
In this episode we find out the details of the intriguing swim across False Bay in South Africa .We explore what it takes to successfully achieve the swim and discuss its infamous wildlife.
To find out more above the African swims and contact Open Water Africa please follow website www.openwater.africa