The swimming thread...

After seeing the Running thread, I though I would start a similar one for Swimming.

I have an open water swim coming up - I'm strong in the pool, but this will be the first time in a dock/lake.

Any recommendations for places to train around Brackley/Towcester/Silverstone would be appreciated.

Other than that - just talk about your swimming (or lack of it) here...

I'll go first, i can only do breastroke, and can't quite do a length underwater.
next..

Let me be the first to say that Open Water Swimming is tough and only for the foolhardy.

Let me also say that I think that the UK open water swimming champion Keri Ann Payne is llluuuuuverrrlllyyy. Keri_anne_1894980c.jpg

i sometimes train with Keri - she's prettier in real life (she swims in the lanes next to me and does bout 5 for my 1 lap

i've only recently got back into swimming after a good few years break (read 10+) and it feels good!

want to sign up to do the Salford Swim next year.. see how i get on with getting the fitness levels up first !! (20/day ex smoker i got a lot of crap to get out of my lungs!)

Oh - oops.. almost forgot! - good luck with the open water swim

[Shawthing]

You wanna get one of these.

Finis freestyle snorkel.


Head down all the way. Forget the waves tryin to drown you.

[dizzyblonde]

I hate swimming, very self concious. I'd prefer to go in a full dive suit so I could hide me!!!

Although I can swim without using my arms.

[DarrenSV650S]

Never done much cold water swimming. Except when I was about 15 and tried to swim to the castle in the middle of Loch Rannoch then started to get cramp in my leg so had to turn back half way lol

Used to be in a swimming club but it got way to serious and I stopped enjoying it so quit. I just do 10 or 20 lengths down the gym now to cool off, and pi** off all the slow fattys

Originally Posted by Shawthing

You wanna get one of these.

Finis freestyle snorkel.


Head down all the way. Forget the waves tryin to drown you.

Like this idea! If only it were allowed. Would you say it helps with training though, or gets you too used to breathing when normally (when racing) you won't have that luxury?

Managing 1.5km (60 lengths) in 26minutes at the moment.

Originally Posted by SuzukiNess;

i sometimes train with Keri - she's prettier in real life

Lucky!

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

I hate swimming, very self concious. I'd prefer to go in a full dive suit so I could hide me!!!

Although I can swim without using my arms.

Like a fish? Or kicking away like crazy?

[dizzyblonde]

kicking. Easy to do under water too. Don't do it often, don't like under water.....don't like swimming!

Last time I went was in a very empty pool in the hotel last year, when we were in Cyprus.