Open Water Swimming

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LindsD Nov 2022 6:03am, 8 Nov 2022 57,872 posts	0 LindsD
LazyDaisy Nov 2022 4:19pm, 9 Nov 2022 37,162 posts	0 LazyDaisy My second swim of the month done for the Penguin Challenge - Lido swim, water temp a balmy 11*
1step2far Nov 2022 4:20pm, 9 Nov 2022 7,079 posts	0 1step2far Brilliant LD I've not managed any of my Penguin swims yet.
fetcheveryone Nov 2022 4:31pm, 9 Nov 2022 28,373 posts	0 fetcheveryone Pic on your training looks awesome LD. Was that skins or suit?
LazyDaisy Nov 2022 4:33pm, 9 Nov 2022 37,165 posts	0 LazyDaisy OH suit, Fetch! I have a shortie wetsuit (long sleeves though) which seems perfect for the current temperatures. There were plenty of skins swimmers though - I'd say out of the 100 or so in the water, a good 80% were in skins.
smash Nov 2022 6:21pm, 9 Nov 2022 656 posts	0 smash Where is the lido LD? I'm struggling to find somewhere to do my penguin swims, as Ponty is heated and the river is a raging torrent. Might have to find a beach.
LazyDaisy Nov 2022 9:26pm, 9 Nov 2022 37,170 posts	0 LazyDaisy Cheltenham, Smash. Currently open for swimming on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. There's also the Clevedon Marine Lake not far over the second Severn Bridge clevedonmarinelake.co.uk which I've not swum in but I know quite a few people who have and they love it!
smash Nov 2022 8:02am, 10 Nov 2022 657 posts	0 smash Thank you. Cheltenham isn't that far away from me, and Clevedon looks lovely.
D2 Nov 2022 11:33am, 10 Nov 2022 12,787 posts	0 D2 sorry to be a bit slow or behind the loop; what is a penguin swim?
fetcheveryone Nov 2022 11:37am, 10 Nov 2022 28,376 posts	0 fetcheveryone It’s a virtual event that some folks are entering. To qualify for your penguin, you have to (insert details here), to be a ninja penguin, you have to (etc).