How was your swim today?

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poppyH May 2022 3:43pm, 17 May 2022 1,603 posts	0 poppyH Classier where we are, as no cock and balls but "dirty" and "blue or yellow?" in the green on the pool floor (lido). Though they must have been cleaning it today as it was so cloudy!
Totriornottotri Jun 2022 7:18pm, 1 Jun 2022 2,271 posts	0 Totriornottotri Loverly. 1900m non-stop. Pleased with pace/effort/endurance. 42 min.
fetcheveryone Oct 2022 3:16pm, 10 Oct 2022 28,262 posts	0 fetcheveryone New badge for swimmers Log an exactly 100m swim in 1:52 or less to unlock the Eric the Eel badge: fetcheveryone.com/badge.php?bid=716
MadWelshWoman Oct 2022 7:42am, 18 Oct 2022 166 posts	0 MadWelshWoman Hello swimmers, I am enjoying getting back into swimming again, for the last couple of months I have been swim training with a local Tri Club two mornings a week before work. No way I will ever do a Tri, can't ride a bike and only just starting to attempt run/walk again after years of illness and injury. It is good to have some structure and something different each swim session to keep it interesting! I am hoping to enter some open water events next year all being well, any recommendations?
fetcheveryone Feb 2023 3:15pm, 11 Feb 2023 28,721 posts	0 fetcheveryone Still looking MWW? What sort of time in the water are you looking at? I also came here with a question - how do you folks handle fuelling on longer swims? I was ready to eat a horse after yesterday's swim - so given that my July swim will be nearly double the time, I figure I need to think about fuelling. Any suggestions?
LindsD Feb 2023 3:19pm, 11 Feb 2023 59,922 posts	0 LindsD Also interested in this
Little Nemo Feb 2023 4:13pm, 11 Feb 2023 13,326 posts	0 Little Nemo I tried using gels on my long swim but I'm not sure it was entirely successful. I was doing a multi-lap course so could leave the gel attached to a water bottle and have some each time I came back to the start. Not sure if it was the gel's fault but I was horribly sick on my last lap!
fetcheveryone Feb 2023 7:42pm, 24 Feb 2023 28,814 posts	0 fetcheveryone Managed a bit better, hunger-wise on my second two hour swim. This one was a 7am morning swim (as opposed to 4.30pm), so I guess my body was also in a different place. Had toast before I went, and porridge when I came back. Then a four egg, tuna, tomato and onion omelette about three hours later, which kept me going until a late dinner at 9pm.
LindsD Feb 2023 8:43pm, 24 Feb 2023 60,197 posts	0 LindsD Well done
Little Nemo Mar 2023 9:35am, 20 Mar 2023 13,441 posts	0 Little Nemo 18 lengths on my comeback trail. Breathing was a lot smoother than my first go last week. Aiming to swim once a week and see how it goes as my fitness recovers.