Open Water Swimming

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Totriornottotri Sep 2023 6:17am, 20 Sep 2023 2,750 posts	0 Totriornottotri Yes made good speed - all the chaos had finished
LindsD Sep 2023 7:50am, 20 Sep 2023 63,963 posts	0 LindsD
smash Sep 2023 10:54am, 24 Sep 2023 662 posts	0 smash I've just entered the 6k Big Welsh Swim! This might have been a bit optimistic, seeing as I generally only do about just over a mile normally. Oh well, plenty of time to train!
fraggle Sep 2023 12:06pm, 24 Sep 2023 3,756 posts	0 fraggle nice one smash and don't panic as you can always drop down to the 3K nearer the time entries for the Thames marathon/half open tomorrow henleyswim.niftyentries.com and use the code TENNEROFF for £10 off the entry for until 2nd October I'll be dong the half again
Steve NordRunner Sep 2023 12:15pm, 24 Sep 2023 3,411 posts	0 Steve NordRunner use the code TENNEROFF Shouldn't that be TENPOINDSAWF
fraggle Sep 2023 12:23pm, 24 Sep 2023 3,757 posts	0 fraggle
smash Sep 2023 1:03pm, 24 Sep 2023 663 posts	0 smash Ooooh I've never swum in the Thames....
fraggle Sep 2023 1:09pm, 24 Sep 2023 3,758 posts	0 fraggle The Thames mara/half has the benefit of the river flow with you, so faster than swimming on the flat as it were I watch this website thameswater.co.uk and the water round this part of the world is (relatively) clean. Would recommend it if you're interested.
LindsD Sep 2023 2:28pm, 24 Sep 2023 64,039 posts	0 LindsD Hm. V tempted. Was such fun.
poppyH Sep 2023 9:21pm, 24 Sep 2023 2,187 posts	0 poppyH I missed it this year due to a family holiday so I'm definitely in for the half next year.