Open Water Swimming

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Little Nemo Jul 2024 10:35am, 17 Jul 2024 14,985 posts	0 Little Nemo Paris Mayor swims in the Seine to prove it's safe for the Olympics: france24.com Hope she doesn't become ill!
LindsD Jul 2024 10:41am, 17 Jul 2024 68,918 posts	0 LindsD
richmac Jul 2024 11:09am, 17 Jul 2024 28,541 posts	0 richmac Same here, it would be In-seine if she did (sorry)
Little Nemo Jul 2024 12:25pm, 17 Jul 2024 14,987 posts	0 Little Nemo She did proper front crawl and bilateral breathing, I was impressed by her commitment!
LazyDaisy Jul 2024 1:00pm, 17 Jul 2024 40,466 posts	0 LazyDaisy This reminds me of the long-ago panic about BSE, and John Selwyn-Gummer as he then was, feeding a beefburger to his daughter. Risky!
Little Nemo Jul 2024 1:21pm, 17 Jul 2024 14,991 posts	0 Little Nemo At least she took the risk herself! Imagine if she'd forced a small child into the river
richmac Jul 2024 1:51pm, 17 Jul 2024 28,544 posts	0 richmac LazyDaisy wrote:This reminds me of the long-ago panic about BSE, and John Selwyn-Gummer as he then was, feeding a beefburger to his daughter. Risky! Tory innit
flip Jul 2024 2:51pm, 20 Jul 2024 6,125 posts	0 flip I really hope the swimming goes ahead but i can't help but think of all the beautiful French lakes i've seen recently on various swim groups, all clear as a bell and pure. I'd hope they'd have an alternative venue in mind .
Red Squirrel Sep 2024 4:48pm, 1 Sep 2024 24,290 posts	0 Red Squirrel Well, I’ve moved to just outside Elgin and so I cycled to Roseisle today for a swim. Bliss. Sunshine, quiet roads, forest trails and fine sand. Went to take a pic but remembered I’d not got my phone on me. The wispy clouds were beautiful. Roseisle’s shallow for a fair way out and I just swam parallel to the shore. Cozzy under my cycling gear and then cycling gear over damp cozzy for ride home. Dry within about 5 mins of cycling. I’ve got a feeling there’s a Roseisle swimming group, so will ask around.
LindsD Sep 2024 6:14am, 2 Sep 2024 69,534 posts	0 LindsD Lovely