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Fetch Virtual Challenge 2022 - Swim Challenge

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♪♫ Synge ♪♫ May 2022 4:57pm, 5 May 2022 45,383 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Now if open water swims counted double distance, that would be a incentive to get in the lochs early Now there's an idea! I may go again tomorrow, but I'm going to put my shortie wetsuit on first. That'll help me double my distance!
Goofee May 2022 5:26pm, 5 May 2022 4,187 posts	Quote Pin Goofee I had my first proper open water swim yesterday, 13° was a lot colder than the pool but I found it surprisingly comfortable quite quickly. I only swum round the 750m loop once as the aim was just to get used to the whole thing but felt like the temperature wasn't going to be an issue if I'd wanted to stay in for a lot longer. I guess 13° is the sort of temperature seasoned open water swimmers think of as quite warm? (Particularly those used to lochs! )
Sushi. May 2022 7:49pm, 5 May 2022 34,566 posts	Quote Pin Sushi. 13 is tropical. I've ditched my wetsuit now its reached that temperature.
poppyH May 2022 7:59pm, 5 May 2022 1,585 posts	Quote Pin poppyH I'm stopped on a bridge in Wallingford for now, looks lovely.
JulesR May 2022 8:29pm, 5 May 2022 28,272 posts	Quote Pin JulesR Did you read my note there Poppy?
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ May 2022 8:34am, 6 May 2022 45,387 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Managed ten minutes with the help of a shortie wetsuit today 😀
poppyH May 2022 8:50am, 6 May 2022 1,586 posts	Quote Pin poppyH JulesR That made me laugh, sorry. Habitat's loss. 😁
The Pin Lady May 2022 2:05pm, 6 May 2022 942 posts	Quote Pin The Pin Lady Finally I'm off! Not sure I'll get to the end before the cut off though.
Sweetie May 2022 5:19pm, 6 May 2022 13,357 posts	Quote Pin Sweetie Well done TPL. 5k swimathon this afternoon puts me nicely past checkpoint 3.
57.5 Degrees of Pain May 2022 5:29pm, 6 May 2022 8,772 posts	Quote Pin 57.5 Degrees of Pain I have dipped my toe in the water as the water in my friends' pool is about 32°. Will be back in Scotland tomorrow and bobbing virtually around 'The Kidneys' for the foreseeable.