[OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18

Sharon Curtis sacurtis2 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 9 12:55:12 BST 2011


Dear Jim,

If you are wet-suited then you will be in the majority.
It is those of us in swimming costumes/trunks who will stand out :-)

Do join us - the more the merrier!

Sharon

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Jim Peskett
<jim.peskett at competitormedia.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Sorry to invade the group - I emailed with Sefryn earlier in the summer
> about joining in some swims - can I join you tomorrow at 4.30 pm?
>
> I have enjoyed reading the emails back and forward about who is swimming
> what and when - but August was just too busy with holiday, work and kids to
> do to much - but tomorrow is perfect for me.
>
> Let me know - many thanks
>
> Jim Peskett
>
> M: + 44 (0) 7760 753106
>
> PS - are wetsuits allowed - or will people laugh if I wear one?
>
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> On 9 Sep 2011, at 09:05, Colin Palmer wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I am going to try to emulate Mr Walliams tomorrow, well do swims 11 and 12
>> on the same day, which if not Walliams-esque I feel is still pretty
>> impressive.  I am hoping to do swim 11 with Chloe, obviously before swim
>> 12
>> where I hope to meet up with the rest of the group for the 4.30 start.
>>
>> Can anyone help with the logistics, we will have one car, so I need to
>> know
>> where to park, and what are best arrangements for leaving clothes etc. and
>> getting back to car at the end.
>>
>> Your help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ossoxon-bounces at earth.li [mailto:ossoxon-bounces at earth.li] On Behalf
>> Of Chloe Jeffries
>> Sent: 08 September 2011 21:31
>> To: Pam Jones; ossoxon at earth.li
>> Subject: Re: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
>>
>> P.S. Sef and I have just this evening had a little Cherwell dip...
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Chloe Jeffries
>> Sent: 08 September 2011 21:21
>> To: Pam Jones; ossoxon at earth.li
>> Subject: RE: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> In theory, I would love to join one or both of these swims. However,
>> having
>> just received details of my other commitments that weekend (conferences
>> etc.), the timings are a little tricky. It is probably best for you and
>> others to make plans that suit you and then, if i can escape early / nip
>> out
>> and join you, I will!
>>
>> - On Friday: I will probably not be free until 8 / 8:30pm.
>> - On Sunday: I am free between Noon and 3:30pm (so a quick dip may work -
>> and you'll have to have a drink at the Vicky Arms on my behalf).
>>
>> See those of you swimming on Sunday,
>> Chloe.
>> ________________________________________
>> From: ossoxon-bounces at earth.li [ossoxon-bounces at earth.li] On Behalf Of Pam
>> Jones [pamjones at btinternet.com]
>> Sent: 08 September 2011 15:29
>> To: ossoxon at earth.li
>> Subject: [OSS Oxon] Oxford swim September 16 and 18
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>> I still plan to swim on Friday 16th September in the evening in the Thames
>> at Port Meadow and on Sunday 18th September in the afternoon in the
>> Cherwell
>> from the Victoria Arms at Marston Ferry Road down to Parsons Pleasure.
>>
>> From the map, it seems that the latter swim is 2.5 to 3 kilometres but I
>> am
>> awaiting an answer about that.
>>
>> Friday  At the moment, my plan is to meet at the car park near Port Meadow
>> at   about 6:30pm (negotiable), walk across to the river and swim upstream
>> until we get bored.   Possibility of visit to pub with pies afterwards.
>>
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.762342,-1.274421&ll=51.760987,-1.267247&spn
>>
>> =0.02194,0.055747&sll=51.760986,-1.267263&sspn=0.019155,0.025034&num=1&t=h&v
>> psrc=0&z=15
>>
>> Sunday  I am supposed to be having lunch in College but could be persuaded
>> out of that.   However, I am tied up until at least 12:30pm and then i
>> have
>> to fetch my car from park and ride.  I then plan to leave my car near
>> Linacre College and cycle up to the Vicky Arms.   My car can be used to
>> ferry us back to the pub after the swim so long as there are no more than
>> five of us.
>>
>>
>> Start point
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=oxford&ll=51.776895,-1.247302&spn=0.002835,0.0
>> 08256&oe=utf-8&t=h&vpsrc=6&z=18
>>
>>
>> End point
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=oxford&ll=51.760373,-1.246133&spn=0.002377,0.0
>> 05112&oe=utf-8&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6
>>
>> Perhaps we could have a cup of tea or something stronger at the Vicky Arms
>> at the end.
>>
>> Pam
>>
>>
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