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I had a look to see if the my local lake, The Quays, had an opening date and it did of the 7th April,
Anyone else got opening dates yet?
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aka the English channel
errrm - that will be a no for a couple more months yet
I see Salford now has swimming Mon, Tues & Thursday evenings from Mid April
Manley closest to me is May 1st
I wouldn't be swimming in Salford Quays for any amount of money!!
I'm tempted by the sea FB even though it's a bit of a trek, will have to see if Supercaz is up for it as she's mad enough to be in the sea now
Don't know why not, 3 nights a week OW swimming, hot showers, and a clean water certificate. It's a lot nicer than some places I have swum
We open our lake the week after a commercial swimming lake opens up (they measure their water temperature - we just jump straight in). We're guessing mid April at the moment.
Can't happen soon enough though - getting so bored of lengths in the pool.
Not all of us live in a country pile with 100 acre gardens though Schmunks
Mytchett, Wed eves, 400M weedy course as soon as the sun comes out. Has carvery though! Changing is primitive at best.
Thorpe, the Daddy. Tues eve I think. Warmish, 400, 750 and 1500!! loop. Pyramid up and down and your 3.8 done (400,750,1500,750,400). Gets weedy and a bit manky come full summer. Changing OK and a cafe hut.
Shepperton, nice private lake, NO WEEDS! 400 & 750 course. Basic but we liked it last year. And you have to do a swim test before they will let you on it! Ha ha. Can combine with a brick run around the lake. Changing OK.
The lake in the next road from me opens early May but I'm planning to do some voluntary weeding next Sat and will get to swim after for about 30 mins or so.
Twill be my first OW swim of the year in my brand new wetsuit.
As you may have seen on the news we have a water shortage in Essex so we have no lakes to swim in.
Yep - we asked them at the Triathlon Show......
I have neoprene gloves and a hat - what could possibly go wrong?
Anyone going to go be swimming at Copthorne this year?
Hope the biting insects and weeds are a little less prevailant this year compared to last!
*Waves*
In the Blue, I lied to you about the sea temperature being 10°C at the weekend. It was actually only 8°C as measured by someone else who went in at the same spot earlier in the day.
Rivers are warming up already. 11°C yesterday in the Hamble.
No wonder I tought it was cold. I'm taking my dive computer next time to know for sure, it measures water temp Lake swimming starts for me next Sunday,