The Swimming Thread - Pool/OW
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Im going for a lake swim at the weekend. 13 degrees, which will likely be the coldest I've been in. The aim is to be able to swim anywhere without a wetsuit (within reason).
I appreciate I'm doing this the wrong way and should've started in warmer water and worked my way down, but is this a good start or should I wear a wetsuit until it's warmer, then start to build a tolerance?
I appreciate I'm doing this the wrong way and should've started in warmer water and worked my way down, but is this a good start or should I wear a wetsuit until it's warmer, then start to build a tolerance?
R Mutt said:
Im going for a lake swim at the weekend. 13 degrees, which will likely be the coldest I've been in. The aim is to be able to swim anywhere without a wetsuit (within reason).
I appreciate I'm doing this the wrong way and should've started in warmer water and worked my way down, but is this a good start or should I wear a wetsuit until it's warmer, then start to build a tolerance?
I've done a fair bit of open water swimming. Each to their own but no fI appreciate I'm doing this the wrong way and should've started in warmer water and worked my way down, but is this a good start or should I wear a wetsuit until it's warmer, then start to build a tolerance?
king way I would be getting in 13 degree water without a wet suit unacclimated. You will find that very cold and unlikely will be able to tolerate it for long
Highway Star said:
NumBMW said:
We waited until the end to get a couple of autographs, and met James Guy for a few mins and chatted away, and who then gave my lad his Gold medal for his 100 Fly he had just won !
He was shaking when he put it round his neck!
What an inspiration to the next generation he was.
I remember what it is like to meet your swimming heroes as a kid - when I was 10 I met Adrian Moorhouse who was doing a tour after winning gold in Seoul in 1988. He was sat at a table upstairs in C&A in Poole next to the winter jackets and signed me and my sister's club hats. I chatted to him for ages as nobody else showed up! I also have a picture somewhere of me as a 10 or 11 year old stood next to a teenage Mark Foster at regional championships - he's 8 years older than me but I knew one of his teammates at Millfield - he had a bit of reputation as a teenager, but chatted to all the younger kids in the changing rooms and in the stands very warmly and would always say hello to me at meets.
During the ISL in London, we met and chatted to so many swimmers, also bagged a really lovely informal chat with Peaty the morning after when I saw him walking alone after a training session, he chatted to my kids and was so brilliant with them.
Really like James Guy, proper team athlete, you just know he'll go the extra for others over himself, but is a beast in training.
In other news, by son did 20 x 100s best average last night (just turned 16) and hit a 1:03....he's never done well over anything over 50m (he goes 25.13) so this was a bit of a breakthrough and a huge confidence boost for him.
Love hearing about the swim families in here! Feels like I'm not alone doing the taxi run 8 times a week (daughter swims too!)
Highway Star said:
Great stuff. Love sets like that, not that I’d rep 63s.
Did a good one this morning with the kids, 20x100, as 5x100 on 1.30, 4x100 on 1.25 and 1x100 on 1.40, 3x100 on 1.20 and 2x100 on 1.40 and then 2x100 on 1.15 and 3x100 on 1.40. Certainly felt awake by the time I’d finished it.
Jesus that's punishing. I normally do 2k twice a week broken down into 100s and am averaging around 90-100s per 100. I think my best at the moment is just under 80 but I'm not sure I'd complete 75% of those within those times. Dunno about feeling awake, I'd be properly dead trying that! Did a good one this morning with the kids, 20x100, as 5x100 on 1.30, 4x100 on 1.25 and 1x100 on 1.40, 3x100 on 1.20 and 2x100 on 1.40 and then 2x100 on 1.15 and 3x100 on 1.40. Certainly felt awake by the time I’d finished it.
Is anyone else having issues with their local pools closing due to a lack of chlorine? I was due to swim the 5k Swimathon on Sunday but the UEA pool is shut due to a lack of chlorine, and letting one of my sponsors know she said her local pool (Dunstable) is cutting back on the amount of people in the pool too.
MesoForm said:
Is anyone else having issues with their local pools closing due to a lack of chlorine? I was due to swim the 5k Swimathon on Sunday but the UEA pool is shut due to a lack of chlorine, and letting one of my sponsors know she said her local pool (Dunstable) is cutting back on the amount of people in the pool too.
Not seen anything our way at either of our two pool providers (East)Oh and in other news, my little boy went 25.79 for LC 50fc at the weekend, it's nothing record breaking, but surprised me, he's doing okay, still got a way to go to catch the best in the region...who are ridiculous.
Plus some dude cruised....and I mean cruised into a 57 second 100 back....looked the most effortless swim i've seen backstroke wise.
MesoForm said:
Is anyone else having issues with their local pools closing due to a lack of chlorine? I was due to swim the 5k Swimathon on Sunday but the UEA pool is shut due to a lack of chlorine, and letting one of my sponsors know she said her local pool (Dunstable) is cutting back on the amount of people in the pool too.
Not seen anything in MK so far. dirty boy said:
MesoForm said:
Is anyone else having issues with their local pools closing due to a lack of chlorine? I was due to swim the 5k Swimathon on Sunday but the UEA pool is shut due to a lack of chlorine, and letting one of my sponsors know she said her local pool (Dunstable) is cutting back on the amount of people in the pool too.
Not seen anything our way at either of our two pool providers (East)MesoForm said:
Is anyone else having issues with their local pools closing due to a lack of chlorine? I was due to swim the 5k Swimathon on Sunday but the UEA pool is shut due to a lack of chlorine, and letting one of my sponsors know she said her local pool (Dunstable) is cutting back on the amount of people in the pool too.
I have heard this, apparently Ukraine is an important source of chlorine?!dirty boy said:
Oh and in other news, my little boy went 25.79 for LC 50fc at the weekend, it's nothing record breaking, but surprised me, he's doing okay, still got a way to go to catch the best in the region...who are ridiculous.
Plus some dude cruised....and I mean cruised into a 57 second 100 back....looked the most effortless swim i've seen backstroke wise.
Congratulations to your lad, that's a solid time for a 16 year old.Hopefully he'll keep the love for it and keep swimming through into his 20s, I gave up at 15 and will always wonder now how I would have gone, before taking 15 years off and then getting back into again and not being able to sprint!Plus some dude cruised....and I mean cruised into a 57 second 100 back....looked the most effortless swim i've seen backstroke wise.
I love watching properly good swimmers - it was great at Masters Nationals last year to see Adam Barrett and Matt Clay (former Commonwealth 50m back champ) break world records.
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