Gethin Jones

“I was always determined to earn my own cash, even when I was at school and growing up at home.”

“A neighbour saw me, came round, and said I could earn another tenner if I did their garden. It wasn't long before I was doing everyone's gardens in the area and had my own little business. It got to the point where I even started employing one of my mates, who I paid 4 an hour.”

“Im currently single, but my relationship history has taught me that its not good to settle. I hope one day I am blessed to be married and have children, but you cant force the issue.”

“My parents were teachers and they taught me about the value of money.”

“The dream home would be stepping out of the house and feeling sand on my bare feet.”

“I am very shy with the girls I fancy.”

“I dont know why, but I often find myself in darker colours.”

“In one session, I saw a lady and a man learn to swim for the first time. Within an hour, the man swam front crawl for half a length, and the lady finished a full length with her head under water.”

“Running is great, but it kills me - Im 38 and my body has been through a lot of painful challenges. I do a 10k run and I can feel it the next couple of days.”

“Ive been on my own for a long time and I would like someone to share my life with.”

“The biggest misconception is that swimming is something you do on holiday, in the pool or in the ocean.”

“Sometimes I dont shave for at least 2 days!”

“Some people are a little intimidated by the pool; What lane do I use? What if Im too slow? What if I dont have the time to shower?”

“I love a good suit. I dont often get to wear one, but if I have a presenting gig, I make sure everything is crisp.”

“Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to isolate certain parts of the body. I was then able to swim for longer, faster and improve my fitness dramatically.”

“Ive met people of all abilities and all ages. The groups are split accordingly; advanced groups are made up of swimmers keen on longer distances, intermediates who use swimming as part of their exercise routine, while many of the beginners havent even tried front crawl before.”

“I started going to yoga classes as I thought that would be a good place to meet girls, but it is hard to chat to someone when you are balancing upside down.”

“To this day, I still have a massive respect for anything I buy and I have never got into debt. I understand money does not come easily. I put a lot of that down to my parents.”

“Wales can be a small place sometimes.”

“All I want to do now is meet someone, get married, have a big family, be a good father. I have never made any secret of that but the problem is finding someone.”