Swimming is one of the greatest joys in life. It is good for the health and fills your soul with a calm spirituality.

I Learnt to swim paddling around, half submerged in, the shallow waters of Sant Martin D’Apmurias.

I try to take my children swimming as often as possible in order for them to have confidence in the water and with themselves in general.

At least one of them is currently enjoying swimming lessons with a Brighton Swimming School and has become the complete waterbaby.

I look forward to the next time we visit the Cretan Seas and can splash out far and wide in the blue waters.