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Open Water Swimming

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Lowly Shepherd Daisy Dec 2016 4:46pm, 25 Dec 2016 16,895 posts	Quote Pin Lowly Shepherd Daisy If I were in Sidmouth tomorrow I'd be doing the Boxing Day swim - sadly I'm going 90 miles in the wrong direction
ferret Dec 2016 5:20pm, 25 Dec 2016 1,073 posts	Quote Pin ferret another year hopefully, here there were children (7+), respect to them, & most swimmers non-wetsuit
Lowly Shepherd Daisy Dec 2016 5:34pm, 25 Dec 2016 16,896 posts	Quote Pin Lowly Shepherd Daisy Don't forget ferret the sea is a lot warmer than Lake 32 at this time of the year!
ferret Dec 2016 5:47pm, 25 Dec 2016 1,074 posts	Quote Pin ferret that made me look - 12.2 - yes almost balmy in comparison
Steady Dec 2016 6:34pm, 25 Dec 2016 47 posts	Quote Pin Steady Nice little Christmas day swim of 1 km at Amanzimtoti beach Durban South. A cool day, think the water at 23 degrees was a little warmer than air temp some of the time
Lowly Shepherd Daisy Dec 2016 7:35pm, 25 Dec 2016 16,898 posts	Quote Pin Lowly Shepherd Daisy That sounds almost too warm Steady!
ferret Dec 2016 6:01am, 26 Dec 2016 1,075 posts	Quote Pin ferret I'd opt for Indian Ocean over 12 degrees - stay in long enough for a lengthy swim
JulesR Mar 2017 10:32am, 8 Mar 2017 21,023 posts	Quote Pin JulesR Just signed up to do a swim across Corryvreckan in July. One of my chums is hiring a boat to guide us past the world's third largest whirlpools there that only stop for about one hour per day. I watched a YouTube clip about the crossing & it all looks pretty exciting. The crossing is 1.4km & faster folk (not me) will have time to make the return journey too
LazyDaisy Mar 2017 11:39am, 8 Mar 2017 17,693 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy That sounds completely terrifying Jules - very good luck!
Little Nemo Mar 2017 12:55pm, 8 Mar 2017 7,315 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo That's not going on my list of races to try! Good luck, JulesR