Swim Serpentine at Hyde Park left man ‘hardly able to walk’
A man said he could “hardly walk” after completing a long distance cold water swim following his wife’s keyboard error. Mike Thorpe, 57, from Fyfield in Wiltshire, was planning to...
A man said he could “hardly walk” after completing a long distance cold water swim following his wife’s keyboard error.
Mike Thorpe, 57, from Fyfield in Wiltshire, was planning to swim one mile (1.6km) in the Swim Serpentine at Hyde Park in London, but was forced to swim an extra five miles (8km) after his wife hit the wrong button.
Susanna Thorpe said her husband’s achievement was “amazing”, but she would not be forgiven “for a very long time”.
Mike described the swim as “scary”, but he was happy to have raised £4,500 for the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust (WBVT) which supports older and vulnerable people.
Susanna had meant to click the one-mile (1.6km) option for six people but ended up booking the six-mile (9.6km) option for one person.
“My lovely husband turned around and said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve got this, I’ll do it’.
“He’s not a natural swimmer and he’s got a frozen shoulder… it was really hard,” Susanna continued.
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