By Outdoor Swimmer • 29th January 2021 @outdoor_swimmer By Caroline Hurley All my life I have seen and experienced so many barriers to deaf swimmers. These created anxiety, frustration, and embarrassment to the point they would rather not participate due to these barriers. The main challenge is that deaf swimmers struggle to understand people and coaches, and communication failure…

On Saturday, 19th September 2020, we had a magical day at Reading Lake Hotel.  Caroline Hurley is a qualified international open water swimming coach who is the owner of www.swimmingwithoutbarriers.co.uk and held a day of coaching for 8 deaf swimmers about swimming in open water lakes.  I received amazing feedback from everyone, including Justin, an open…