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Open Water Swimming

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Aug 2022
8:59am, 26 Aug 2022
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1step2far
North Sea is lovely right now :-)

Enjoy the walk DT!
Aug 2022
9:54am, 26 Aug 2022
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LindsD
Thank you! Can't wait. Please also report back on the walk as we'll be doing that too.
Aug 2022
6:18pm, 26 Aug 2022
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KatieB
Lake 32. Loved it.



Aug 2022
6:22pm, 26 Aug 2022
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LindsD
Wow! I really want to go there.
Aug 2022
6:33pm, 26 Aug 2022
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KatieB
I’ve been wanting to go for ages. I met a lady at Box End who said “it’s ok” in a way that suggested she wasn’t thrilled by it. I really liked it. Very clear water. Lots of tiddlers swimming about. Some slightly odd shallow spots out at the far buoys but I just did very shallow breaststroke for a few metres.

Lovely. 😀
Aug 2022
7:06pm, 26 Aug 2022
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halfpint
Sounds great Katie.

I’ve been trying to swim a bit more regularly at the Loch. Great swim tonight.
Aug 2022
7:33pm, 26 Aug 2022
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Oranj
I've not swum there for a few years, but yes, it's good. There's a bit of a beach on the north bit for chilling out and the Marshfield Farm ice creams from the little café are recommended.
Aug 2022
7:37pm, 26 Aug 2022
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fetcheveryone


Here’s my offering. Spring Lakes in Long Eaton (Notts). Nice big venue, with a loop that’s somewhere around 0.7-0.9 miles round (I am still gathering data :-) ).
Aug 2022
8:32pm, 26 Aug 2022
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LazyDaisy
Lake 32 is where my OW swimming started :-) Quite a few friends have 'defected' to lake 86 now but that's alongside the dual carriageway (so a shorter drive but also much less tranquil.) Glad you enjoyec it Katie :-)
Aug 2022
9:21pm, 26 Aug 2022
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LindsD
All our lakes are noticeably shallow right now. It sounds lovely.

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