September 2011 - OSSOxon

OSS Swim the Thames #12 and 13 - At Last!
by Chris Dalton 17 Sep '11

17 Sep '11

Hi Gang, Better late than never!! The more eagle-eyed of you will notice that less than 500m into swim #14 we will find ourselves less than 100 miles from Teddington Lock! Nearly there! <http://connect.garmin.com/activity/114953324> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/114953324 <http://connect.garmin.com/activity/114953338> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/114953338 Distance travelled today: 2.57 and 3.86km Total distance travelled: 77.90km Distance travelled since Cricklade: 57.53 km Distance remaining to Teddington Lock: 160.47 km Distance remaining to Sea Reach No1 Buoy: 266.10 km CD _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3878 - Release Date: 09/05/11

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Catch-up swims 12 and 13
by Peter McMunn 17 Sep '11

17 Sep '11

Having completed swims 8, 9, 10 and 11 over three tiring days last week I'm looking to continue my catch-up with swims 12 and 13 on Friday 23rd, just in time for swim 14 the following day. In view of the falling temperature of the water (I got pretty cold, as well as knackered, doing swims 9 and 10 in one day) I'm proposing to have a leisurely warm-up lunch at B Hythe after swim 12 and before swim 13. Sef has kindly offered to swim no 13 with me, Ann Chance might be doing no 12 and Mary Gill is possibly interested in both. If anyone else out there is interested, my proposed timetable is as follows: 11.00am Start walking from The Ferryman at Bablock Hythe back to Appleton (2.45k) (OR if other cars available, shuttle cars to Appleton)11.45am - 1.15pm Swim no 121.30pm onwards: Hot soup and coffee (or something similarly light but hot) at the Ferryman (last orders for food about 1.50)3.00pm Start to move off, nice and warm3.30pm Meet Sef at Pinkhill to shuttle cars back to Ferryman4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim no 13 to Pinkhill6.30pm Go home! Any other takers? I'd be delighted. I ought to say my swimming speed isn't fast (2k an hour) - and that the water temperature is fast becoming very brisk! Peter

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OSS Swim the Thames catch-up: Northmoor Lock-Bablock Hythe-Pinkhill Lock
by NEIL RICHARDSON 17 Sep '11

17 Sep '11

I need to catch up on the above sections. Would anybody else be interested in doing one or both of these sections on Sunday 2 October? Regards Neil Richardson

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sat
by Ginny Henderson 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

Hi all Is anyone swimming on Saturday? Ginny

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Swimmers Shoulder stretches
by Pam Jones 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

Discussion on wildswimming Facebook just produced this webpage for good stretches for us. http://www.facebook.com/l/6AQCdcYFtAQDdOiVCiKVp2PaqteuiK_WvGPIG1YNeP1bAjg/ww w.nismat.org/traintip/swimmershld Pam x

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Catch-up swim #5
by Sharon Curtis 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

Thought folks might like to see a photo of Susan, Chloe and myself with old Father Thames himself at St John's Lock on Saturday, when we did a catch-up swim #5. Sharon

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women's wetsuits
by Sefryn Penrose 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

I wondered if anyone had any suggestions and tips for good and reasonable wetsuits for women, and good places to try for fit and/or buy around the Oxford region, and t'internet. Thanks, Sef

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Catch-up swims 8 onwards
by Peter McMunn 11 Sep '11

11 Sep '11

To those who know who I am, and to those who don't, I am now back from cycling to the Pyrenees and have read with despair the excellent progress being being made by you all, compounded by the fact that you've swum today and will swim again tomorrow. This will leave me about 25k behind you all. But I despair not - Walliams is our example! I am proposing to catch up in time for swim no 14 on Sep 24th from Pinkhill Weir/Lock. This is very short notice I know, but if anyone cares to join me on any of the dates and swims below I'd be delighted and v grateful: Monday 12th, Tues 13th and Wed 14th Sep: I propose to try to do swims 8, 9, 10 and 11 over these 3 days (Radcot Lock - Tadpole Bridge - Shifford Lock - Newbridge - Appleton Weir), probably by carving up the total distance of about 18.4k into three roughly equal lengths of about 6k or so each. My daughter has foolishly agreed to accompany me on the towpath for safety and any help required but with only one car there'll inevitably be walking to the start or back from the finish etc. Monday 12th will be afternoon, Tues 13th will probably span the lunchtime and Wed 14th I hope to have wrapped up by lunchtime or early afternoon. Friday 23rd Sep: Swims 12 and 13, 6.2k, Appleton - Bablock Hythe - Pinkhill - just in time for swim 14 the following day! Anyone out there interested and able to escape on weekdays for this? I'd rather not swim alone but don't want to get left behind! The above is slightly subject to possible change but I hope not. I fear the weather on Monday will be rubbish, but too bad! Peter McMunn

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OSS Swim the Thames #7
by Chris Dalton 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Hi Gang, Another great swim today! I seem to have got a bit burned despite the sunscreen! GPS track below. It's a bit off course to start with - probably because I forgot to turn it on until just before we got in and it didn't have a good lock. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/102849890 Distance travelled today: 3.60 km Total distance travelled: 53.03 km Distance travelled since Cricklade: 32.66 km Distance remaining to Teddington Lock: 185.34 km Distance remaining to Sea Reach No1 Buoy: 290.97 km CD _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3785 - Release Date: 07/24/11

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OSS Swim the Thames 12 & 13 and Sept & Oct dates.
by Sefryn Penrose 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

David Walliams is an inspiration to us all. And so he has caused a slight change of plan on account of his Thames swim from Cricklade to Westminster Bridge in 8 days. 'Walliams vs. the Thames' starts at Cricklade on Monday and finishes that leg of the swim the same evening at Bablock Hythe, at the Ferryman, a fair whack. Some of us will be welcoming him there. An advance group have therefore decided to do a throw-down of Swim 12 (Northmoor to the Ferryman, Bablock Hythe) in order to keep up with the uber-mensch, although with his 'channel a day for 8 days' ability he might just overtake. For the rest of us, a small reorganisation is in order. Swim 12 will take place on the evening of Saturday September 10th. Meet at Northmoor Lock campsite at 4.30pm to be in the river for 5pm. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?daddr=%2B51%C2%B0+42%27+56.72%22,+-1%C2%B0+22… If you'd like to camp then come a bit earlier to set up (or it can be done post-swim). We will then have an evening swim down to the Ferryman at Bablock Hythe where we may have a pint before returning to Northmoor by foot and a barbecue there. The distance is 2.5km, and is swim 24 from *I Love the Thames*. There's a full moon on the 12th so we'll probably have a later lunar dip. The following day, Sunday 11th September, meet at 10.30am at the Ferryman. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ferryman%20bablock%20hythe&oe=utf-8&rls=org… We'll then all swim down from the Ferryman to Pinkhill Lock. If the weather is nice, we'll walk back. If it's grim, we'll aim to leave clothes down at the lock end and shuttle back if necessary. The swim is 3.5km, and is swim 25 from *I Love the Thames*. The walk is a bit shorter! Lunch at the Ferryman. If you would like to camp at Northmoor, please let Sef or Jeremy know. *September and October dates for your diary:* #12 Mon05Sep11 Northmoor Lock to Bablock Hythe 2.45km #12 Sat10Sep11 Northmoor Lock to Bablock Hythe 2.45km (Optional camp at Northmoor on Sat Night) #13 Sun11Sep11 Bablock Hythe to Pinkhill Lock 3.75km #14 Sat24Sep11 Pinkhill to Cassington Cut 3.3km #15 Sun09Oct11 Cassington Cut to Kings Lock 3.4km #16 Sun23Oct11 Kings Lock to Danger Bridge 3.7km If you haven't joined any 'swim the Thames' swims thus far, come along for Saturday or Sunday - there's still 7 more days to Westminster Bridge (if you're David Walliams) or several hundred to the Nore (if you're not). Any questions, drop us a line. Jeremy and Sef and the beleaguered bacteria of the Thames. Oxford(a)outdoorswimmingsociety.com *OSS swim responsibility statement:* * * By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted the OSS swim responsibility statement: http://www.outdoorswimming society.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibili ty<http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsib…> All swimmers swim at their own risk.

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