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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Swim is on as far as I’m concerned<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Several people have been keeping a close eye on the EA website. Our stretch of river keeps changing from stream increasing to red to stream decreasing. I am hoping that the “Stream decreasing” which is the pattern upstream will have moved down to our stretch by tomorrow morning. Anyway, Chris and a new swimmer, Jim, have assessed the river near Shillingford Bridge today and yesterday. It seems swimmable if you are reasonably strong (aren’t we all) and confident. There is only the one bridge and no weirs. We will have to keep well to the left in order to find our pit stop and our exits and not overshoot. Chris estimates a flow rate of <span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>3-4km/h. </span><span lang=EN-US>Katia swam at Henley this morning and estimates the flow there to have been </span>7 km/h so it seems to be slowing the further upstream you go.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I will wear fins despite Tracy’s comments not for speed but for manoeuvrability<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pam.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>