Open Water Swimming

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LindsD Jun 2017 8:29pm, 30 Jun 2017 17,928 posts	0 LindsD Where did you go, LN? I need to go to a shop to try on and I don't think you're that far from me.
Little Nemo Jun 2017 8:45pm, 30 Jun 2017 7,653 posts	0 Little Nemo I went to Ocean Leisure which is next to Embankment tube station. They don't have all sizes in all styles though, they said it was a bit late in the season. But they were v. helpful, they'll even zip you up
LindsD Jun 2017 8:56pm, 30 Jun 2017 17,934 posts	0 LindsD Oh, I know it. I'll take a look. Thanks!
Luiz Jul 2017 6:35am, 2 Jul 2017 820 posts	0 Luiz I'm in the Lakes for a weekend of walking with my husband and kids. Luckily for me their idea of a full day walking is never more than a few hours, so once we'd all walked around Buttermere they were quite happy to spend the next hour skimming stones in the sunshine while I got a lovely swim. The lake was so beautiful yesterday, I would have cried all the way home if I hadn't got in a swim!
Luiz Jul 2017 6:51am, 2 Jul 2017 821 posts	0 Luiz I'll see if this works, i've never linked a picture in the forum before:
LazyDaisy Jul 2017 7:29am, 2 Jul 2017 18,917 posts	0 LazyDaisy It does look wonderful Luiz. Chilly though?
Luiz Jul 2017 7:43am, 2 Jul 2017 822 posts	0 Luiz Pretty cool. I made the mistake of going in without my hat at first because my lad wanted to give it a try. He only floated out a little way (the bottom drops off REALLY steeply and he was freaked out even hanging on to his tow-float). I only put my head in briefly but it was really cold without a hat. Once I got my hat on it was ok though, I guess 16ish degrees in the deep parts. It had started to cloud over by the time I got in to swim and by the end it was pretty windy too. I would love to go back and swim the full length on a clear day
LindsD Jul 2017 9:16am, 2 Jul 2017 17,968 posts	0 LindsD It looks amazing
Little Nemo Jul 2017 1:28pm, 2 Jul 2017 7,655 posts	0 Little Nemo That looks so beautiful, Luiz 2 swims in 2 days for me - 1k of speed stuff on Saturday and 2.25k at a gentler speed this morning. Quite tired now!
1step2far Jul 2017 5:45pm, 2 Jul 2017 1,850 posts	0 1step2far Looks beautiful! Not quite the same but feel inspired to head to the lido.