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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Me again. Photos are now on FB. I managed to cut them down to a mere 124!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150282380843998.406757.507693997">http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150282380843998.406757.507693997</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Full size versions are here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.antfan.com/gallery/index.php/Non-Ant/OSS-Swim-The-Thames">http://www.antfan.com/gallery/index.php/Non-Ant/OSS-Swim-The-Thames</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> ossrats-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossrats-bounces@earth.li] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Dalton<br><b>Sent:</b> 02 May 2011 17:54<br><b>To:</b> ossoxon@earth.li; ossrats@earth.li<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSS RATS] OSS Swim the Thames - Swim #1 Cricklade Bridge to Water Eaton House - Mon 02 May 10:30 - 15:00<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Top day today, specially for you lucky buggers who could actually swim! GPS track is here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83045357">http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83045357</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Photos on FB later when I’ve had a chance to sort through them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>CD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> ossrats-bounces@earth.li [mailto:ossrats-bounces@earth.li] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Wellingham<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 April 2011 21:56<br><b>To:</b> ossoxon@earth.li; ossrats@earth.li<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSS RATS] OSS Swim the Thames - Swim #1 Cricklade Bridge to Water Eaton House - Mon 02 May 10:30 - 15:00<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Swim #1 in OSS Oxon and Reading's Swim the Thames event series.<br><br>Cricklade Bridge to Water Eaton House - Mon 02 May 10:30 - 15:00<br><br>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><br>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><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/Cricklade-TH">http://tinyurl.com/Cricklade-TH</a><br><br>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><br></span><span class=textexposedshow><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=55781602829&topic=17110" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55781602829&v=app_2373072738#!/topic.php?uid=55781602829&topic=17110</a></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> )<br><br>By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted <br><br>the OSS swim responsibility statement: <br><br><a href="http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibility">http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibility</a><br><br>All swimmers swim at their own risk.<br><br>Jeremy Wellingham And Sefryn Penrose<br><br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:Oxford@outdoorswimmingsociety.com">Oxford@outdoorswimmingsociety.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=avgcert>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 10.0.1321 / Virus Database: 1500/3606 - Release Date: 04/30/11<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:windowtext'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></span></div><p class=avgcert>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 10.0.1325 / Virus Database: 1500/3610 - Release Date: 05/02/11<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>