Category Archives: sea swimming
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cojones, rabbits and chest of drawers
125/04/2013 by Carl Reynolds
Or a week swimming long distance in all sorts of cold and cool water. Arrived at Palma Airport to be …
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and all of a sudden
Leave a comment16/04/2013 by Carl Reynolds
And all of a sudden I came to the realisation that I would be doing a six hour swim next …
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I made a decision…
302/01/2013 by Carl Reynolds
…to swim the Channel last year. I have a slot booked in Midsummer 2014, as I don’t like the dark. …
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La Maddalena, Sardinia
201/09/2012 by Carl Reynolds
Mrs Ape suggested a swimming holiday to celebrate her birthday. Despite my reservations about the heat, I thought it was …
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Tenby
520/08/2012 by Carl Reynolds
55 steps to the beach. A six to seven metre tidal reach. Views towards the Gower and many other Pembrokeshire …
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Coldingham Bay beach
103/08/2012 by Carl Reynolds
Up in Scotland for my folks’ 50th Wedding Anniversary. We stay for a couple of days beforehand, and as well …
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67,000 strokes – across the English Channel
1022/07/2012 by Carl Reynolds
I met Stephanie Voss via a logbook. At the end of 2011, the regulars at Tooting Bec Lido were not …
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belles, pewter, hail, waiting and cake
Leave a comment08/07/2012 by Carl Reynolds
Friday – curry night down the lido. And races. Junior races for the U12 and U16, then an open half …
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recovery
120/06/2012 by Carl Reynolds
Taking it gently in Ireland has paid off. Almost without pain now and swam a lovely 3000 yards this afternoon …
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where the wild things are
1118/06/2012 by Carl Reynolds
Like Maurice Sendak’s Max, my fantasy was fed by anxiety. Off to Sandycove (just south of Cork) for nine days …
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