Viceroys Kate, Jon, Nicola and Lisa travelled to Blenheim Palace to take part in the nationwide ‘Swim Britain’, a series of team relays to encourage the nation to get swimming. The target was 4000m per team, with each team member swimming 4x250m legs.

After losing their weakest member Kate to (ex) Wimbledon Ladies RFC team and picking up a ringer from the crowd who had just come to support (a bridesmaid that photographer Jon had met at a wedding a couple of months previously), Viceroys were feeling confident and the race was on. Viceroys’ opposition however, included a swim coach, an ex GBR age group triathlete and another third swimmer who could match either of her team mates (and Kate).

Jon ‘zig-zag’ Tennant swam hard, trying to keep a straight line and even managed to lose his swim hat on one leg; he was soon shown up though by the Viceroy ladies, as Lisa ‘whippet’ Yeoman (fastest 250m at 05:10 and fastest 1000m at 21:17) and Nicola ‘mysmartcoach prodigy’ Jordan swam the team to a 2 minute victory over the Wimbledon Ladies RFC team. Go Viceroys!