Open Water Swimming

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RichHL Aug 2018 5:28pm, 10 Aug 2018 13,140 posts	0 RichHL I fancy doing the Long Course Weekend in Tenby to try out the sea swim. I think the rest of it would be utterly horrible of course.
LindsD Aug 2018 6:33pm, 10 Aug 2018 24,101 posts	0 LindsD sits on hands
Little Nemo Aug 2018 9:20am, 12 Aug 2018 8,709 posts	0 Little Nemo I was at Margate yesterday for my sea swim - it mostly went OK. I might be able to think about a sea race for next year. Just watching the long distance swimming at the European Championships, they're doing 25k!!! One of the men looked like an otter swimming on his back at the feed station
Little Nemo Aug 2018 1:19pm, 12 Aug 2018 8,710 posts	0 Little Nemo I've been to an exercise class, done some shopping and a 4-mile walk. The swimmers are STILL going!!! doffs swim cap
LindsD Aug 2018 3:46pm, 12 Aug 2018 24,114 posts	0 LindsD Impressive
Little Nemo Aug 2018 4:11pm, 12 Aug 2018 8,711 posts	0 Little Nemo Or mad! The winner took nearly 5 hours and only won by 2 seconds! Even thinking about swimming for 5 hours makes me want to cry...
1step2far Aug 2018 4:22pm, 12 Aug 2018 3,156 posts	0 1step2far Just finished mill to mill 1.6 miles was bonkers but brilliant!!
Little Nemo Aug 2018 7:45pm, 12 Aug 2018 8,712 posts	0 Little Nemo Where was that 1step? Just seen the last 20 mins of the women's 25k swim. The woman who came 2nd had taken a wrong turning earlier so had to swim an extra 200m to get back on track. She took the lead in the last few minutes but in the end was beaten by less than a second. I would have been destroyed if that was me....
1step2far Aug 2018 8:25pm, 12 Aug 2018 3,157 posts	0 1step2far It was at Flatford Mill near Colchester. That sounds awful. I'd be devastated.
LindsD Aug 2018 10:20pm, 12 Aug 2018 24,115 posts	0 LindsD Well done 1step!