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January 2011

Jan 3rd to 9th – 1,280m in 5 swims. Temps 0.5 to 3 degrees C. Average swim – 256m.

Jan 10th to 16th – 2,550m in 4 swims. Temps 2 to 5.5 degrees C. Average swim – 637m.

Jan 17th to 23rd – 2,200m in 4 swims. Temps 3.5 to 4 degrees C. Average swim – 550m.

Jan 24th to 30th – 910m in 3 swims. Temps 2 to 3.5 degrees C. Average swim – 303m.

16 outdoor swims covering 6.9km, ranging from 120m to 1km, in temperatures ranging from 0.5 degrees C to 5 degrees C (mid month) and back down to 2 degrees C at the end of the month. Average swim 434m.

February 2011

Jan 31st to Feb 6th – 2,000m in 2 swims. Temp 5 degrees C. Average swim – 1km.

Feb 7th to 13th – 3,800m in 4 swims. Temps 5 to 6 degrees C. Average swim – 950m.

Feb 14th to 20th – 1,750m in 3 swims. Temps 5 to 6 degrees C. Average swim – 583m.

Feb 21st to 27th – 2,650m in 3 swims. Temps 6.5 to 7 degrees C. Average swim – 883m.

12 outdoor swims covering 10.2km, ranging from 180m to 1.65km, in temperatures ranging from 5 degrees C to 7 degrees C. Average swim 850m.

March 2011

Feb 28th to Mar 6th – 2,100m in 3 swims. Temps 4 to 5 degrees C. Average swim – 700m.

Mar 7th to 13th – 3,000m in 4 swims. Temps 4 to 6 degrees C. Average swim – 750m.

Mar 14th to 20th – 3,850m in 3 swims. Temps 6 to 6.5 degrees C. Average swim – 1.3km.

Mar 21st to 27th – 6,000m in 5 swims. Temps 7 to 10 degrees C. Average swim – 1.2km.

Mar 28th to Apr 3rd – 8,000m in 5 swims. Temps 10 to 11 degrees C. Average swim – 1.6km.

20 outdoor swims covering 22.95km, ranging from 455m to 4.5km, in temperatures ranging from 4 degrees C to 11 degrees C. Average swim 1.15km.

April 2011

Apr 4th to 10th – 7,300m in 4 swims. Temsp 11 to 14 degrees C. Average swim – 1.8km

Apr 11th to 16th – 4,350m in 3 swims. Temps 15 degrees C. Average swim – 1.45km

Apr 17th to 24th – 21,030m in 8 swims. Temps 15 to 17 degrees C. Average swim – 2.63km

Apr 25th to 30th – 15,180m in 6 swims. Temps 14 to 17 degrees C. Average swim – 2.53km

21 outdoor swims covering 47.85km, ranging from 200m to 4km, in temperatures ranging from 11 to 17 degrees C. Average swim 2.28km.

May 2011

May 1st to 8th – 13,170m in 7 swims. Temps 15 to 17 degrees C. Average swim – 1.88km

May 9th to 15th – 16,000m in 7 swims. Temps 15 to 17 degrees C. Average swim – 2.29km

May 16th to 22nd – 12,820m in 6 swims. Temps 17 to 18 degrees C. Average swim – 2.14km

May 23rd to May 29th – 28,700m in 9 swims. Temps 12 to 18 degrees C. Average swim – 3.2km.

May 30th/31st – 2,200m in 2 swims. Temps 13 and 16 degrees C. Average swim – 1.1km

31 outdoor swims covering 72.89km, ranging from 200m to 6km. Average swim – 2.35km.

June 2011

June 1st to 5th – 7,130m in 5 swims. Temps 10 to 17 degrees. Average swim – 1.43km

June 6th to 12th – Outer Hebrides. Temperature 10 degrees. Nine crossings, several beach swims.

June 13th to 19th – couldn’t be bothered.

June 20th to 26th – small swim in Easedale Tarn. 11 degrees(?)

June 27th to 30th – 3400m in two swims. 17 degrees. Average swim – 1.7km

Over 20 outdoor swims (only 5 on Tooting Bec lido)…roughly 25km in total. And…beach swims – Bamburgh, Coldringham, Barra, Vatersay. Two lakes – Ellerton and Easedale Tarn. Several crossings of sounds – Berneray Sound, Mingulay Sound, Sandray Sound, Vatersay Sound, Barra Sound.

July 2011 – given up geeking til it gets cold again. Maybe. Swam in Jordan, Tooting Bec Lido and various places around Tenby.

August 2011 – Tenby, Tooting Bec Lido, Slovenia, Scotland, River Nene.

September 2011 – Tooting Bec Lido – 24,230 metres, including winning 100 yard Autumn Cup!

October 2011 - 28,000 metres. Temperatures from 17 to 11 degrees C. All Tooting Bec Lido, except a swim in Cardingmill Valley reservoir.

November 2011 – 33,280 metres. Temperatures from 13 to 7.5 degrees. All Tooting Bec Lido, except a sea swim at Whistable. And a few widths for the Sunday morning races and SERPS Gala.

December 2011 – 28,990 metres Temperatures between 8 and 2.5 degrees C. All Tooting Bec Lido, except River Nene on Christmas Eve. Ranging from 4000 yards at 8 degrees C, to 1200 yards at 4.25 degrees C, and 533 yards at 2.5 degrees C.

January 2012

1st to 8th – 5.4km in five swims, including a mile at 5.5 degrees C, and 3 kms between 5 and 6 degrees C. Average swim – 1.08km

9th to 15th – 5km in four swims, including a mile at 5.5 degrees C and three swims just over 1km in temps down to 4 degrees C. Average swim – 1.25km

16th to 22nd – working earlies to lates. One swim – 2km at 28 degrees C. Yuck.

23rd to 31st – working a lot. 4 swims – 5km at 27 degrees C and 200, 600 and 833 yards at 4 C or below.

Total for month – 19km. Ranging from 5km at 27 degrees C, two separate miles at 5.5 degrees C, a kilometre at 4 degrees C and a half mile at 3.5 degrees C.

February 2012

1st to 5th – working early to lates up North – w/end only. 300 yards in zero degree C water.

6th to 12th – again away working -w/end only. 266 yards. Minus 1 degree C.

13th to 19th – 5 swims – 300 yards at 0.5, 600 at 1.5, 600 at 2.5, 1100 (1km) at 3 and 2km at 27 degrees C (yuck)

20th to 26th – 833@2.5, 1000@3, 1200@3.8C.

Total for month – 8399 yards.

March 2012

1st to 4th – 1 swim – 2200 yards at 8C

5th to 11th – 6 swims – 10,800 yards – 6 to 7 degrees C

12th to 18th – 6 swims – 16,500 yards – 7.5 to 8.5 degrees C

19th to 25th – 6 swims – 16,300 yards – 8 to 9 degrees C

26th to 31st – 3 swims – 6,800 yards – 1 mile at 9 degrees C, 4.5km at 22 degrees C (sea in Rio de Janeiro)

Total for month – 52,500 yards