Swimming Masters Session at Tooting Lido

candy ollier

sorry miss....

i got stuck behind a crash and arrived late, at about 10 past 7. i got in the left hand side of the pool just as you were climbing out of the right! I shouted you but your ears must have been frozen. cartman was there in a blue hat.

candy ollier

but never mind BR - if you're quick you can still enter the vitruvian. do it today!

Cartman

Candy, nice to meet you sober, how many lenghts did you do...

Tishymouse was there as well, easily recognisable as the one with icicles hanging from her. I think she has just about defrosted now, poor thing :-(

bakingrunner, what time were you there at ?
We were in the water from about 7 till 7:40..

Although the weather was 'orrible it was lovely in there this AM....

Was also trying out my seal xps for the first time, can heartily recommend them, fantastic visibility..

candy ollier

mine leaked like bejeebus for the first six lengths, didn't you see me taking emptying them repeatedly and shouting increasingly obscene things at them? should be called 'don't-seal xps'

anyhoo, after i sealed them i did a mile and a bit (9 there-and-backs) in the cracking time of 38 and a half minutes.

i've realised that i'll never learn to swim properly. training just stops me getting even crapper.

XFR Bear

does this happen every Friday - I'll try to make it down there next week if so?

baking runner

dang blast nab it! Was in the water from around 6:50 to 7:25...and the pool stole all my body heat by then. Cartman, I must have seen you at some time, in between my atempts to keep afloat! Sorry i couldn't introduce myself! Candy, I think you're right, my ears must have been frozen 'cause i didin't hear you at all. Either that or I was concentrating on trying to walk on frozen feet. Glad that you weren't IN the crash at least!! If it is any warmer i'll try to make it down there next week as well, so hopefully meet up with everyone eventually!!

candy ollier

BR - or you could get a wetsuit.... (or hire from triuk?). will add a bit to your speed, too.

XFR - generally, yes, but how about next tuesday?

All - i'm not around next friday so i'm going down on tuesday. anybody fancy it?

XFR Bear

Got a GP appointment, otherwise yes - would be interested in another Tuesday though )

candy ollier

we could go for two sessions a week, and at least then somebody should turn up!

for me, mondays and fridays are generally best as i do my long run/ride on sat/sun

not B/H mondays though

any other suggestions??

NB I could try to get Tane down to one session a week if people want coaching? we could all chip in for whatever he charges. [ex NZ national swim team]. we'd need a few interested people though.

XFR Bear

sounds interesting Candy - how much etc?

Jj

Tane?

What a splendid name - sounds like a Mills and Boon hero.

Cartman

Candy, sounds like a top idea. TM and I have started looking around for lessons, so you could put the two of our names down.

BTW what time of year does the lido shut at ?

TishyMouse

Yeah I'd definitely be interested in lessons if he doesn't mind a REALLY slow swimmer (am ashamed to say how long it took me to to 14 lengths this morning). Though I think I might ditch the 'embracing the natural elements' approach and wear a wetsuit over my cossie next time. Hypothermia has an interesting impact on your brain - you should see some of the emails I sent out this morning while still in a semi-frozen state.

baking runner

You can't be any slower than me TishyMouse..or any more frozen!! I'd be up for lessons as well Candy so you can put my name down.
going to try to make Fridays a regular thing as well. At least until the Lido closes at the end of September. So someone will be there XFR!

XFR Bear

Not sure I'm keen on this hypothermia - I don't have a wet suit :oS

candy ollier

the Lido is open 365 days a year to SLSC members. shuts in September (I think) for the rest of us. joining SLSC would therefore be in order! dave and caspar did i think its £100 for the year and you get unlimited free entry.

dont know what he charges, i'll call him

candy ollier

for wetsuits generally, try triuk.com

they will hire them cheaply, apparently, and sell ex-hire too

barthorpe hired then bought it, he was raving about them.

i've been to their shop and its well worth the 7 hour round trip!

candy ollier

XFR - its not usually as cold. we've had a cold snap for the past few days and it effected the pool temp.

ooh here's a thought for small people who want a wetsuit - monique said she's buying a new one. maybe the old one is on offer? its a sleeveless Ironman number in, er, girl size, from memory.

AndrewSmith

i went last friday but it was in the afternoon. it was fun but i got stuck in the fountain.

candy ollier

friday afternoon? i tried that once you have to play 'dodge the chav'

AndrewSmith

it wasn't too bad there were only 3 or 4 in there and they were up in the corner near the entrance. it was a bit chilly though, i had to get out after a while as i was getting cold.

candy ollier

i went on a really hot day there were hundreds of them. one bunch (i realised after about 8 lengths) were swimming in front of me deliberately. i also noticed that ironically, they were sh*te breast strokers and it was too deep to stand. so i swam straight over them a couple of times and kicked uneccessarily hard and they stopped doing it. unfortunately they didn't drown.

AndrewSmith

thats the technique i use for old people in my lane at the public baths. they had it right in logans run(except maybe a bit older than 40, seeing as i am there soon)
bring back the sparten values, send the weak and old to the local pool and let triathletes practice mass start techniques over them. like the samurai practicing their sword strokes on criminals.

Cartman

you ought to try running and swimming in Kingston, there's millions of them here, must be the chav capital of England.

Fortunately the chav areas are quite well defined so you can save up a bit of energy to make sure that you can, if necessary put in a bit of sprint..

candy ollier

no takers? i'll have a lie in and go for a run instead then

AndrewSmith

i'm going in the morning for a few lengths, will try a wetsuit this time.

Cartman

won't be there tomorrow, but plan to be there on Fri

AndrewSmith

i am working round the corner(sort of) so its an excuse. but will try to get there more than once this week. if theres an enterprise rental van in the carpark it will be me(mines being fixed)

[Deleted User]

Does the Lido close for the winter? And can someone tell me what the opening times are.

The open water venue that I swim at will close in a few weeks and I'm looking for an alternative.

cheers

Dave F.

[Deleted User]

doesnt close if you are a member of the SLSC

http://www.slsc.org.uk/

anyone fancy xmas day!