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| Fri Mar 6 14:59:36 UTC 2009 [114]
Name: richard mchale Email: richardmchaleleeming@yahoo.co.uk Subject: N.T Australia I've just started researching inland open water swimming here in UK after some fantastic experiences in Australia. One very special place i'd like to share with anyone heading out to the Northern Territory in Oz is Edith Falls. This group of natural pools is only accessible in the 'dry' (winter) season, (May - early October) and is safe from crocs then too. But it has to be the most beautiful place I have ever swam. It can be found just off the highway between Darwin and Katherine. Strongly recommend it to all. Some pictures on this website: http://www.ourterritory.com/katherine_region/edith_falls.htm Happy swimming Richard 
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| Fri Feb 27 2009 15:06:19 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) [113]
Name: Wildswimmer Pete Email: Subject: Rivers Access Campaign Kayakers are considering making a demonstration about access to inland waters. It would be nice if we could have a presence should the demo go ahead: http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=47543&p=366135#p366135 Rec 1 Page 1 |
| Sat Feb 21 08:53:33 UTC 2009 [112]
Name: Ellie Email: elliewassell@aol.com Subject: Plymouth anyone? Hey.. any open water swimmers from Plymouth or nearby? Im looking to get into this :-) Ellie Facebook: Ellie-May Wassell MSN: Hill-Billy-Ellie@hotmail.com Rec 2 Page 1 |
| Mon Feb 09 2009 20:03:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) [111]
Name: Bill Major Email: billmajor@hotmail.co.uk Subject: swimming outdoors -open air pools My experience of outdoor swimming has been varied, in my childhood it was mostly seaside swimming in North Wales. I learnt to swim one summer in the Lido at Lake Lugano,Switzerland thanks to my Dad. As a teenager I swam in the Thames in the summer around Maidenhead and up stream towards Cookham in the mid 1960s. I also tried to move around North London from Hampstead Heath pools to Hackney Victoria Park open air pool in the late summer early mornin hours. As a youth worker I discovered Hathersage open air pool in the Peak District and then every year the open air pools of Wirral with parties of Liverpool families. Rivacre Valley near Ellesmere Port was a former 1930s nudist colony, shielded by large hedges, converted at ome time post war into an open air pool. Hundreds used to cram into the pool in the 1970s, so crowded one hot day that one young man drowned un noticed. New Ferry Baths on the edge of the Mersey, with a view across to Liverpool, New Brighton Baths with its beautiful 1930s style arena were regulars for Liverpool families. All are now closed. The 1980s saw the closure of all Wirral pools, New Brighton went under to a mean council and heavy storms in 1991 (I think). Its loss finally killed New Brighton.It is one big car park on the front. Wirral council is now (2009)closing half its libraries and indoor pools, having waited until the end of "2008 Captal of Culture" year just in case anyone spotted the irony of it. Health and safety is used as an excuse for closure and restriction of open air facilities or even public sites which don't belong to anyone but the reality is meanness combined with a preference by councils for "controlled" environments and large scale municipal "Projects" leisure centres, Olympic size pools etc. In a time when fewer and fewer children get the opportunity to swim and more and more pensioners are looking for exercise opportunities? Rec 3 Page 1 |
| Sat Feb 7 10:23:18 UTC 2009 [110]
Name: John Piggott Email: johnandjanetp@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Winter swimming Even the sea here in Wales is down to 4 deg C. I've swum 4 times this week, once in the sun, once when it was snowing with a gale blowing off the sea (extremely bracing indeed) and once in light sleety bits and pieces. I stay in for 3/4 minutes at this temperature - better safe than sorry in the sea. Keep swimming John Rec 4 Page 1 |
| Fri Feb 6 11:10:12 PST 2009 [109]
Name: Bob Silva Email: cielohawk@yahoo.com Subject: Gret Informative Site ~ Bob of Lake Natoma California Finally I find likeminded folks. When I was a child my Grandmother on my Mom’s side would swim frequently in the Rivers and Lakes No matter what time of the year. Other branches of the family claimed it was because She was part Modoc Indian and that she was crazy. I began Finswimming all year around about 9 years ago. I don’t like wetsuts..One Year(Fall 1998) I repeatedly kept procrastinating by saying Ill stop swimming next week etc etc. I enjoy it so much!!!! Next thing I knew it was January -what the heck Ill just keep swimming. So began my all year swim rituals. I have become my Grandmother/Smart Lady!!! It’s a great stress release-no winter blues,few viruses get to me or stay long and having no ACL in my left knee… the fin swimming allows me to keep my legs built up enough to not require a knee brace any more. My favorite Swimming Hole - Lake Natoma is near Sacramento California. The water temperature varies from is 6-20C(Winter/Summer). Even with our very hot weather Folsom Lake which is upstream feeds Lake Natoma from its cold bottom core. The Lake Natoma is a narrow 8km plus lake. No power boats are allowed and is a haven for the Sacramento State University Aquatics center which also has classes and rentals to the general public. If you are visiting Sacramento California You can get your coldwater cravings satisfied here for sure. Rec 5 Page 1 |
| Fri Feb 06 2009 15:48:10 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) [108]
Name: Wildswimmer Pete Email: Subject: Winter Swimming Anybody out swimming regularly at present? My local river (Weaver) was....ahem....somewhat bracing today at 3.9C. Rec 6 Page 1 |
| Tue Feb 3 17:33:50 UTC 2009 [107]
Name: Kenneth Thorne Email: thorne22@thorne22.plus.com Subject: Wet suits Can anyone advise where I can buy a sleeveless wet suit top for swimming in cold water (50/60 degrees). Hopefully, not too restrictive, so probably less than 3mm. Thank you, Ken Thorne Rec 7 Page 1 |
| Fri Jan 30 2009 10:21:20 GMT+0000 (BST) [106]
Name: Carl Reynolds Email: carlreynolds@btopenworld.com Subject: aqua shoes I don't think you're being a wimp. For a start they may give you grip on slippy rocks, you can run along the riverbank more easily; and if you have to walk back the way you came, they're dead handy. I use some Teva's - essentially canoe shoes with a rubber grippy sole. About £20 on line. And the supermarkets tend to sell loads of cheap ones in the summer for about £7. They don't really give you any thermal insulation though. For that you need to look at some lightweight wetsuit boots made of neoprene, with grippy soles. Hope this helps. Rec 8 Page 1 |
| Wed Jan 28 16:42:34 UTC 2009 [105]
Name: Jane Wathan Email: waggy-sam@joeys-place.f2s.com Subject: Aqua Shoes Am I being a wimp for considering buying a pair of these, and if not, can anyone recommend a make? Rec 9 Page 1 |
| Thu Jan 22 14:50:23 UTC 2009 [104]
Name: David Gallico Email: dg.lordofmordor@gmail.com Subject: Carnage on the Road Any other organisation with these kind of fatalities and serious injuries would have had ROSPA and the Health and Safety Executive crawling all over them years ago, and been forced to stop their activities until they had addressed the problem thoroughly! Rec 10 Page 1 |
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