Charlotte Greenway does not necessarily look like a top sportswoman as she limbers up by Windermere in her distinctive Jackie O sunglasses. But the 32-year-old is a rising star in the traditionally male-dominated pursuit of stone skimming. The winner of the British women’s stone skimming championships in Shropshire is preparing for another competition – the all-England stone skimming championships at Fell Foot on Windermere’s southern tip. “During the last nine years, we have rarely seen women stone skimmers come to the fore and shine,” said Julius Barratt, trustee of the South Cumbria Rivers Trust, which organises the event. “There’s something very spiritual about watching a stone skimming across water.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 15:56 UTC