Open Water Swimming

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KatieB Jul 2018 2:14pm, 18 Jul 2018 7,278 posts	0 KatieB Hello all! I am safely through the Swoosh with very little incident other than a mild version of Salt Mouth. Anyone else experience this?
Little Nemo Jul 2018 5:10pm, 18 Jul 2018 8,657 posts	0 Little Nemo What's Salt Mouth?
Elsie Too Jul 2018 5:25pm, 18 Jul 2018 1,916 posts	0 Elsie Too Katieb’s blog has a link to a chat about it Nemo
Little Nemo Jul 2018 5:29pm, 18 Jul 2018 8,659 posts	0 Little Nemo Cheers, I'll have a read later
LindsD Jul 2018 7:29pm, 18 Jul 2018 23,895 posts	0 LindsD Have you seen this? nowca.org
LazyDaisy Jul 2018 10:29pm, 18 Jul 2018 23,244 posts	0 LazyDaisy That looks interesting - I've shared it on the FB group for Cotswold Open Water Swimmers - it would be fab if one of the lakes there took it up
RichHL Jul 2018 5:38pm, 20 Jul 2018 13,105 posts	0 RichHL To the lake this evening by bike. I ran this morning so today will be a bingo day.
LindsD Jul 2018 5:40pm, 20 Jul 2018 23,932 posts	0 LindsD I have envy. I haven't managed the lake this week. Nothing is open around here on a Friday. Might try to go Sunday.
Elsie Too Jul 2018 7:01pm, 20 Jul 2018 1,917 posts	0 Elsie Too Quick question - would you expect to swim slower without a wetsuit? I’m pretty sure my 750m swim was a minute slower yesterday and 2 months ago. I wore wetsuit 2 months ago, and didn’t yesterday.
LazyDaisy Jul 2018 7:04pm, 20 Jul 2018 23,273 posts	0 LazyDaisy Yes, I would, because the extra buoyancy of the wetsuit makes it easier to keep a good body position. But I may be wrong and that's just wishful thinking - no doubt someone more expert will be along shortly