When I decided to swim the length of the English Channel, I didn't just dive in at Land’s End and hope for the best.I assembled the very best team. We drafted a training programme. We prepared exceptionally hard. I tried to eat the correct foods. And I made sure my mind-set was right.

We were far out to sea in the English Channel, 32 days into the Long Swim, with a long way to go to Dover.I was swimming past the Isle of Wight in a serious storm and the light was fading fast. Our yacht was surging away from me in the strong winds. The swells were so big that, even if I caught up with her, I didn’t know how I would get back onboard.

There is time for reflection and review, and there is time for action.The coronavirus pandemic has given us a massive ‘timeout’. It has given us time to stop and review our actions and reflect on how we can do things better.