Want to swim but find it too much of a hassle? Me too – but here’s how I cracked it

Regular swimming – swimming for fitness – has always felt like a faff: I can’t do it from my doorstep, I have to take stuff with me, change twice and rinse out the chlorine before I can leave. Thankfully, my Apple Watch has a never-previously-used Pool Swim function, which will keep track of my distance for me. Brenton Ford, founder and coach of Effortless Swimming, tells me: “Swimming your first 1km is a good target for new swimmers. I give HAC an Insta-follow and conclude that I’m perhaps not quite at the swim club stage yet. A “good” swim is rarely predictable but there are some things that help.