the swims of 2011

Lakes and Rivers

River Cam, Newnham Riverbank Club

River Nene at Tansor and Wadenhoe, Northants

River Sava, Slovenia

Loch Lubnaig, Trossachs

Glen Etive, Western Highlands

Ellerton Lake, North Yorkshire

Easedale Tarn, Cumbria

Lake Bled, Slovenia

Lake Bohinj, Slovenia

Lake de Presil, Italy

Cardingmill Valley Reservoir, Shropshire

 

Sea

Calshot Beach, Hampshire

Coldringham Bay, Borders

Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Madellena Archipelago, Sardinia

Outer Hebrides – between the isles off Barra

Bamburgh, Northumberland

Tenby and surrounding beaches, Pembrokeshire

Whistable, Kent

 

Lidos

Tooting Bec

London Fields

Hampton

Temperatures varying between 0.5 degrees C to 20 degrees C.

Strel Swim companions

From our trip to Slovenia with Strel Swimming Adventures. Apols to those I didn’t have a shot of. For more photos see the folder on Picasa here. Hint – watch it as a slideshow.

John and Katie

L-R: Sarah, Alison, Mrs Ape

Sandi

Speedy Clare

L-R: Ape, Angie and Shirley

Alan - google him!

James

Shirley discusses lighting with Alias

Slovenia day three – Lake del Prebnil, Sava River

Another early start to drive over the border into Italy to swim in a high lake. Enroute we sang along to the Greatest Rock Hits Ever!!! – thanks Saso. Discovered that Alan is a rocker, as well as a geek; who’d have thought? And that Royal Marines can sleep anywhere under any conditions. Had a lovely cool 2km swim across Lake del Prebil

Before heading off to walk up to and swim in the plunge pool below Slap Kozjak

Mrs Ape strolling back from her plunge

We then had some wonderful local food at lunch and chatted away to three of our guides, Sandi, Thomasz and Saso, before heading off to swim 2.2 km downstream in this river

River Soca

Before driving onto a train and passing under the mountains on the way home.

Met my baby on the six o'clock to Ribcev Laz