Open Water Swimming

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Gobi Aug 2018 12:17pm, 30 Aug 2018 64,773 posts	0 Gobi I had 2 years out the water and swam last Wednesday and then Sunday at the Relays, I use the word SWAM lightly but I did not drown. I haven't suddenly got great at swimming and neither did I enjoy but I did get back in the water. Now replanning my retirement after the Aquathlon relays on 22nd Sept :¬)
Little Nemo Sep 2018 6:53am, 1 Sep 2018 8,761 posts	0 Little Nemo waves at Gobi I'm getting ready for a 2.5k swim in the River Dart. Nervous but excited
LindsD Sep 2018 7:09am, 1 Sep 2018 24,367 posts	0 LindsD Good luck, Nemo!
ferret Sep 2018 7:20am, 1 Sep 2018 3,300 posts	0 ferret Nemo, hope you have quiet weather, sounds lovely.
LazyDaisy Sep 2018 7:35am, 1 Sep 2018 23,739 posts	0 LazyDaisy Lovely Nemo, enjoy!
Jambomo Sep 2018 8:26am, 1 Sep 2018 6,664 posts	0 Jambomo Good luck Nemo, have a good swim 😊
KatieB Sep 2018 10:09am, 1 Sep 2018 7,293 posts	0 KatieB Well done on your return to water, Gobi. Good luck, LN!
ferret Sep 2018 1:17pm, 1 Sep 2018 3,303 posts	0 ferret Hope it was good Nemo, just checking in whist I’m here. I wish people wouldn’t abandon fishing stuff, bad for the planet & swimmers. Bad here because every plastic tacky shop sells hundreds of cheap disposable in the sea crab lines a week.
LindsD Sep 2018 1:22pm, 1 Sep 2018 24,375 posts	0 LindsD That's horrid, ferret.
ferret Sep 2018 1:30pm, 1 Sep 2018 3,305 posts	0 ferret Nothing we can do, so I shouldn’t grumble & the swimming’s lovely - but better in landfill than ocean. I still have crabbing lines from 35 years ago 😂