[OSS RATS] [OSS Oxon] Swim the Thames

Mary-Jennifer McDowell maryjenmc at googlemail.com
Tue Apr 5 19:58:45 BST 2011


Definitely interested but will most definitely not be able to swim them all,
would love to join whenever I manage to have my babies looked after though
so please do count me in!
Jenny McDowell [?]

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Jeremy Wellingham <jeremy at wellingham.com>wrote:

>   *A few of us have decided we want to swim the length of the Thames
> during the course of the next **year or three.*
>
> *We will be doing this in small sections, in sequence, using Mike
> Worthington’s book – ‘I Love the Thames’ – as our **guide, starting at the
> Source of the Thames and working our way **down to Teddington, a distance
> of around 150 miles. We expect to swim on a Saturday or **Sunday, probably
> every other week or so. This is not an endurance test but more a way to *
> *experience the complete Thames and hopefully add to our repertoire of
> swimming locations that we **can come back to in the future. To start with
> we will be aiming for a swim of a mile or two in the morning or afternoon
> **but as the weather warms up, and we get the measure of our capabilities,
> we can adjust the **distance and maybe do some full days combined with a
> picnic lunch. Later in the summer, we may program weekend swims, camping
> overnight, **and full moon swims, to make the journey as enjoyable and
> diverse as possible.*
>
> *The first section of the Thames is a walk of around 12 miles from The
> Source near Kemble in **Gloucestershire to Cricklade.  We will do this on
> Easter Friday – 22 April - with a picnic lunch.  The next section we expect
> to **be more of a wade than a swim which we will tackle the following May
> bank holiday weekend, avoiding the Wedding Friday to cater for Royalists! We
> will gauge the distance following a recce **at the end of our initial
> walk.*
>
> *It may be difficult to make all the swims / walks so you are more than
> welcome to join us for any **sections that take your fancy or fit your
> schedule, and if you want to catch up on sections missing from your
> collection we **hope to record our experiences to provide some hints so
> you could do them independently. *
>
> *We will make up the schedule and logistics as we go along and try to set
> dates a month or two in advance and post them on the OSS sites as per normal
> swims.*
>
> *In order not to overload the e-mail network, we will set up a separate
> group list for those interested in taking part, or following progress, and
> also a Facebook group to post stories and pictures on. We will also post
> swim alerts, as usual, to the OSS Oxon list and to Facebook. *
>
> *Let us know if you think you would like to join us  - the more, the
> merrier - along the beautiful Thames.*
>
> *Usual OSS terms and conditions apply.*
>
>
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> Please note that OSS Oxon exists to put swimmers in touch with other
> swimmers, not to organise swim events or in any way suggest that outdoor
> swimming is a safe activity or that you should go swimming. If you choose to
> swim you do so entirely at your own risk and on your own initiative, and any
> plans you make are your own responsibility.
>



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Miss M.J McDowell
44 Folly Bridge Court
Shirelake Close
Oxford
OX1 1SW
England

Tel: 01865 251 630
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