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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">Swim #1 in OSS Oxon and Reading's
Swim the Thames event series.<br>
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Cricklade Bridge to Water Eaton House - Mon 02 May 10:30 - 15:00<br>
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This is the first "swim" in our attempt to swim the length of
the Thames from the <br>
source to the sea (well the end of the non-tidal Thames at
Teddington at least). <br>
<br>
Following on from the initial walk from the Source to Cricklade
on Good Friday, we <br>
will paddle, wade and even swim a bit from Cricklade Bridge to
Water Eaton House.<br>
<br>
This stretch combines swims 1 & 2 from Michael Worthington's
book - 'I Love the <br>
Thames' -... and will cover 3km but if the going gets too heavy
we will stop half way <br>
at Eysey Manor footbridge and re-schedule the remainder for
another day.<br>
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We will be meeting at 10:30am at the Town Hall car park in
Cricklade (marked by green <br>
arrow). (Same as the Good Friday Source to Cricklade walk.)<br>
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From here we will shuttle down to the end point at the
footbridge near Water Eaton <br>
House - parking is limited - and walk back up to Cricklade so we
can survey the river <br>
for obstacles from the safety of the bank. (Recommended
practice from Mike's book <br>
and particularly relevant for these early sections of the
river.) To avoid any <br>
gymnastics at Cricklade bridge we can jump in the river from the
path at the point it <br>
diverges from the river just on the boundary of Cricklade and
paddle up the river to <br>
Cricklade bridge and then turn round and start the paddle proper
back down to Water <br>
Eaton house. Shuttle back to Cricklade and find a pub for drink
/ lunch. (Or bring a <br>
picnic if the weather is kind . . .)<br>
<br>
Having inspected the Thames at Cricklade at the end of our
Source to Cricklade walk <br>
this is going to require a decent pair of 'feet' - a pair of
surf boots with thick <br>
grip soles - but you can get cheap shoes of the kind that you
can buy at the beach <br>
for very little and they'll do, either on their own, or with a
pair of wetsuit socks <br>
which are again quite cheap. (See OSS Wading Shoes Facebook
discussion - <br>
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All swimmers swim at their own risk.<br>
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