FishEveryone: the Fetchland swimming wire
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11 Mar
12:59pm, 11 Mar 2025
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LindsD
That's good Cas. I missed that. Last time I looked it had been rejected. Will check it out.
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12 Mar
1:36pm, 12 Mar 2025
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LindsD
Checking in to report a better experience today. Didn't start well: it started to rain just as I left the house and my chain fell off. Then I struggled to lock my bike and the changing room was chock full of women who all knew each other so there was literally nowhere to change. I ended up in the doorway of the pool outside the disabled loo. Got better after that. Warm pool, and wide lanes. Despite the fact that I had booked for the slow lane because it was all that was left I ended up in the fast lane as *shock* I was the fastest swimmer there. Not a high bar, tbh. Plenty of room to go up and down. 20m pool, pretty old, but v clean. Queue for the shower, but I think I will go back. The whole thing is 2 hours, though, for 40mins in the water, so will have to see. 1400m done.
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12 Mar
7:15pm, 12 Mar 2025
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CasB
Glad things improved after the more challenging start and you got a good swim. Always nice to be the fast one even when it is only relative! Hope the other pool opens again soon and might be a bit easier for travel and changing (as well as being clean and not crowded).
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12 Mar
8:05pm, 12 Mar 2025
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Little Nemo
Not sure I could cope with a 20m pool, I really hate turning. I dream of living near a 50m pool! But well done for persevering and having a nice swim 
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12 Mar
9:04pm, 12 Mar 2025
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LindsD
Thank you.
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16 Mar
11:43am, 16 Mar 2025
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Oranj
I have managed to split two swim caps in two consecutive visits to the pool this weekend. I always have a spare with me, but two in two days seems very unlucky! I think they were both bought a couple of years ago, so they've served me well.
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16 Mar
1:20pm, 16 Mar 2025
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LindsD
I think I've only ever split one. I use them on rotation though
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16 Mar
1:30pm, 16 Mar 2025
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Little Nemo
I don't like the rubber ones, they squish my ears. I use fabric ones instead but they won't keep your hair dry.
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16 Mar
2:04pm, 16 Mar 2025
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Oranj
Little Nemo wrote: ... but they won't keep your hair dry. I am not sure how good the silicone or latex ones are at keeping your hair dry anyway, that's not their primary purpose - mine is there to stop my hair getting in my face. I wet my hair in the shower before I put my cap on, I have fine hair and that helps it 'stick' to my head. |
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16 Mar
2:40pm, 16 Mar 2025
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Little Nemo
I've got short hair so I've never been fussed about keeping it dry. I'm sure some of the ladies in my pool manage it though or maybe they're all doing heads-up breaststroke
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