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Open Water Swimming

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NordRunner Feb 2024 10:39pm, 20 Feb 2024 4,117 posts	Quote Pin NordRunner They're fine to do that if they're willing to call a spade a spade and admit they're going to the shops in an outdoor dressing gown.
LazyDaisy Feb 2024 2:55pm, 21 Feb 2024 39,692 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy We've seen people wearing them to the theatre down in Devon. Bonkers.
flip Feb 2024 9:56pm, 22 Feb 2024 6,088 posts	Quote Pin flip January wiped out for me with a cold /flu . One of our trio of winter swimmers has just had a knee replacement so not been in either so it's all been a bit naff lately. Hopefully we'll all be back n song soon. We are heading of to the south Devon for the Bantham swoosh for a bit of fun in the summer . I'm staying down south for a week and doing a tri in north Devon the following weekend. If anyone's done the swoosh, I'd be interested in your thoughts and tips. ( I'm not looking for a time, it's just fun) but also any great swim /run places to visit along the south west coast before I head to north Devon. I may drink a bit more d cider and good beer as well 😁
LazyDaisy Feb 2024 3:04pm, 23 Feb 2024 39,702 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Fetch and Katie did it a couple of years ago I think? Also possibly Helegant?
LazyDaisy Feb 2024 3:07pm, 23 Feb 2024 39,703 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy fetcheveryone.com/races/bantham-swoosh-7917896 If you scroll down on this page you'll find a number of blogs Katie and ElsieToo have written about the Swoosh, flip
fetcheveryone Feb 2024 3:21pm, 23 Feb 2024 30,190 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Not me, but KatieB and Nightjar and Elsie Too and Helegant and maybe Silvershadow have all done it.
Elsie Too Feb 2024 3:44pm, 23 Feb 2024 5,000 posts	Quote Pin Elsie Too Yep a group of us did the swoosh a few years ago and sone of them have been back and volunteered and done the boomerang. It was my first swim event so I was really nervous before it but thoroughly enjoyed it. We camped at the site the night before the event and then moved onto a B&B for a couple more nights. My top tip is don’t forget to look around at the scenery during the swim. The swoosh part is great fun but it’s a long swim to get there, so make sure you have trained to a fair distance before hand.
Elsie Too Feb 2024 3:45pm, 23 Feb 2024 5,001 posts	Quote Pin Elsie Too I think we recorded some stuff for the fetch podcast while we were there so maybe have a listen back to episode from July 2023.
Mushroom Feb 2024 3:47pm, 23 Feb 2024 3,034 posts	Quote Pin Mushroom I only lurk on this thread, but I saw this and thought it might be interesting. It's a new film / documentary based around a reservoir near me. Looks like it's coming out soon. The trailer is on wildwaterfilm.net
Silvershadow Feb 2024 4:50pm, 23 Feb 2024 1,679 posts	Quote Pin Silvershadow I did the Bantham Swoosh in 2019 with the aforementioned Fetchies. Also done the boomerang and volunteering. Swoosh is great fun. Another year on a September holiday to the area we did a guided swim around Burgh Island. Which was also worth doing.