Simon John Parkin

A skateboarder does a grab trick in a bowl-shaped skate park. In the background is a watching crowd, palm trees, and the ocean.
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  • A short film for Irene

    I made this short film for my friend Irene who died earlier this year. On what would have been her birthday, I drove down to the beach at Pett Level, set my camera up and played about with some stones. This film is what I came up with. I’m not that pleased with the results

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  • The 40 challenges

    Swim through under Durdle Door ✓ Do a triathlon. Do a ‘si-athlon’ (a slow triathlon) ✓ Spend a day writing songs ✓ Read a ‘classic’ (Eugene Onegin) ✓ Cycle round the Isle of Wight ✓ Swim to an island ✓ Make a ‘takeaway show’ music video ✓ New years day swim in the sea ✓

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  • My Marlow Open Water 750m swim

    In August this year I completed the Marlow Open Water 750m swim on the Thames. Read about my first experience of open water swim racing on the H2Open Magazine website. You can still sponsor me here.

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