Viva Brighton Issue #76 June 2019

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INTERVIEW .......................................... Photo by Adam Bronkhorst, adambronkhorst.com ....30....
INTERVIEW .......................................... MYbrighton: Jasper Stevens Chairman of Brighton Swimming Club Are you local? Yes, I’ve lived here all my life. I live in Southwick but come into Brighton every day to swim by the Palace Pier. I’m the current Chairman of Brighton Swimming Club, which is rather more than our arch on the beach. We’ve got sections for sea swimming, competitive swimming, synchronised swimming, water polo, a growing youth section (we’re one of the largest youth clubs in the city) and swim masters for older people wanting to keep fit. We’ve got around 500 members and we’re the oldest swimming club in the country, founded in 1860. When did you start swimming in the sea? Whilst I was still at the Shiverers Swimming Club in my twenties, we decided to do the Pier to Pier swimming race. To my great surprise, I won it. The next year I won it too, so I thought ‘there might be something in this’. Later, I joined Brighton SC and I was interested to meet the old boys who swam year-round. The sea always felt so cold to me, but they took it in their stride. I had a bet with one of my water polo team to see who could stay in the sea the latest in the year. That was over 30 years ago. I swim every day, except for Sundays when I go cycling. What are the benefits of sea swimming? It works on a number of different levels. In summer, I’ll do a mile swim, so that keeps me fit. When it’s colder, I don’t stay in the water too long, but I get a distinct buzz from doing it. Two mornings a week I’ll go straight on to the gym and, instead of feeling ‘here we go again’, it kick starts you for a workout and makes you feel a bit superior. It’s also a wonderful way to warm yourself up. How has the beach changed over the 30 years? The biggest change I’ve noticed is the huge numbers of foreign students who suddenly congregate on the beach and then, disappear just as quickly. And there’s tons more litter and plastic. People just leave it behind and don’t think twice about it. It’s awful. What do you like most about living here? It’s got a lot of get up and go about it. One thing that’s going the right way is restricting the number of cars and parking spaces. When you’re trapped between the South Downs and the sea, there is only so much space for cars, and the city has got a very good bus service. I organise the Pier to Pier race, which brings people from all over the South East, and I always recommend that they park out of town and get the bus in. What would you like to change about the place? Deciding to build things takes forever. Take the Sea Lanes pool, which has finally got the go ahead. As a city, we’re under-resourced for swimming pools – we should have far more than we do at the moment. When did you last swim in the sea? About 15 minutes ago. Interview by Lizzie Lower brightonsc.co.uk ....31....
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