UK OW swim locations

bazep · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject:

yeah - the brother in law and i figured we'd struck gold when we found it. cracking spot. midgies are a bitch though.
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mudman · Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 1981 Location: Algeria/Lanzarote

whizzer · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Argyll

Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland - absolutely biased as living here for years now but in the last few years local Tri club has developed our OW swimming wing and we now through spring to the autumn swim in fresh water and sea lochs.
Water quality is just fabulous, scenery stunning and the OW challenges great - "Corryvreckan" conquered long before celebs ventured on the scene Wink

Pictures of venues and OW events can be found here:
http://www.midargyllcycleclub.co.uk/web/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=61

Anyone visiting up her anytime- regularly out on Tuesday evening- starting this Tuesday!

newarktricky · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject:

Myself and OW swimming legend Rolling Eyes

Toyota_Crown swim with Lincoln Tri here:

http://www.activities-away.com/downloads/Lincoln%20Adventure%20Centre.pdf

Monday evenings from next week 6.15 onwards will be the dedicated club session but there will also be public swimming there on saturday mornings 10-12.

I will be popping across to Market Bosworth for Tritalkman on May 1st too

NT Very Happy

alymarlow · Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Fareham

There's a good new lake now open in Eastleigh, Hampshire.

http://www.lakesidemultisports.co.uk/

bazep · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:14 am Post subject:

dj eck · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1554

Portobello beach in Edinburgh - Edinburgh Road Club have a session every Friday evening at 6.30-ish everyone welcome. You get to use the local baths for changing and showers. Water quality can be a bit iffy sometimes.

Gullane beach a little further east in East Lothian is even better - spectacular location.

Loads of lochs around the central belt and up into the highlands. No restrictions on any of them. Tay, Vennacher, Lomond (Glasgow Tri and Fusion use it), Lochore Meadows etc etc - spoilt for choice

hammerer · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:34 am Post subject:

No ones mentioned Leybourne yet. Lovely lake close to Maidstone. Kent junc 4 off M20. Run by UKIronman himself. Very clean, and even have ducks and swans for company. That without the sunken car, toilet and dolphin! 550m loop and 1100m all round. regular tris there run by Team Outrageous...just need to have an assessment before you can swim though...nothing too difficult though...local council rules!
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tatatrisec · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 147 Location: Port Talbot

For all you sea swimmers here's a link to a surf website given to me by a surf dude. Last year it was very accurate and if it said no swell, it was flat.
Give it a go. http://magicseaweed.com/Aberavon-Surf-Report/30/tide/uk/.
This links you to Aberavon but the locations around the UK are all there.
I've been in the sea once this year and it was a freezing 8 degs. Brrrrr.
We also swim at Resolven lakes in the Neath valley but only by appointment with owner who uses it for jet ski-ing.

smitters · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:22 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the contributions. We're building up a nice little list of OW locations now. Keep them coming!
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ineedanoriginal · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 78 Location: UK

For those near Woking/Aldershot/Farnborough try the Quays at Mychett:

http://www.trisportuk.org/swimming/OpenWaterSwimming.aspx

I swam Saturday and Sunday morning and the water temp was about 13 degrees with no weed. Good 750m lap and they are working on other improvements that will make it better.

tonyshoe7 · Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 372 Location: Hertford, Herts

I went to redricks lake in Harlow/Sawbridgeworth on Saturday morning. First time i'd been there.

Good few like minded triathletes turned up, a massuer was there and they had a tea/burger van, showers and toilets.

Really enjoyed the swim, hardly any reeds/weeds touching your feet, water clear'ish, was cold but to be expected, one lap = approx 750m.

http://www.redrickslakes.co.uk/directions.htm
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dunedog · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject:

Anyone swum in the sea lochs around Skye? Up there at spring week, on the west side near Carbost, and wondering if it's worth taking the wetsuits.
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