SwimTrek's End of Season Swim & Party!
On Saturday 18th November we will be hosting
SwimTrek's end of season party in Holborn in Central
London. And the good news is that you are invited!
Together with good food, fine drinks and fellow
swimmers, it should all add up for a great evening.
Everyone is welcome, whether you have been on a
SwimTrek trip or not. You can chat with our guides and
meet other swimmers from varied backgrounds.
Also, If you're thinking of coming on a trip next year,
then this is an excellent way to chat with our guides,
look at photos and meet those swimmers who have
experienced the trips first hand.
There's plenty of time to get yourself a ticket. Just
click on the link below for information on getting there
and how to get a ticket....See You There!
We start off with swimming in the stunning Oasis
Heated Open Air Pool from 4-5.30pm.This will then be
followed by drinks, canapés and more at Truckles of
Pied Eyed Bull Yard in Bloomsbury from 6pm onwards,
where you can catch up with other SwimTrekers and
the Guides.
Please RSVP by Monday 13th November with monies.
Numbers are limited, so don't miss out.
See you there!!!
Click here for the invite...
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Greetings
Welcome to SwimTrek's November Newsletter, where
you will find a selection of interesting stories about
SwimTrek as well as open water swimming in general.
We always appreciate your comments, so if you would
like to see anything covered in the newsletter, then
please let us know.
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| Open water swimming & the law
| | |  As we have become more respectful of the environment
around us, waterways which previously may not
have attracted us to swim in have become cleaner,
leading to the increase in the number of people wanting
to swim in them. Yet the compensation culture and
health and safety fears threaten this.In this excellent article, reprinted from 220 Triathlon
Magazine, these issues are explored in depth and
suggestions given for a way forward pass this impasse. Read the article... | | |
| Long Distance Swimming Training
| | |  Are you training for a long distance swim for next year?
Then why not come on one of our early season Long
Distance Swimming Training Trips running in Gozo during
April next year.Focusing on improving your open water technique and
giving you long swims in temperatures similar to the
summer in Northern Europe this is ideal preparation for
the open water season of 2007 including English
Channel solo attempts and other long distance swims. More info on the Training trip... | | |
| Medical Corner - Swimmer's Ear
| | |  Continuing with this popular series of common medical
issues affecting swimmers we look at ear infections
which can be an irritant for many of us.In the linked article, we explore the number of causes
that lead to ear problems and what can be done to
prevent them. Notes on Swimmers Ear... | | |
| Sally versus the Channel, Round Two!!
| | |  In our October 2005 Newsletter we carried Sally Goble's
first hand account of her ultimately unsuccessful
attempt at the English Channel.Not to be defeated, Sally attempted it again this year
and made it across in 18 hours 52 minutes. You can
read Sally's account of her crossing. Well Done Sally!!! More Info..... | | |
| Death of the author of "Waterlog"
| | |  Recently, Roger Deakin the British author who
popularised the joys of open water swimming in and
around the British Isles passed away.IN THE summer of 1996, while swimming in the moat of
his 16th-century farmhouse during a downpour, Roger
Deakin had an idea: "The notion of a long swim through
Britain began to form itself. I wanted to follow the rain
on its meanderings about our land to rejoin the sea, to
break out of the frustration of a lifetime doing lengths,
of endlessly turning back on myself like a tiger pacing
its cage." What resulted was Waterlog, a 300-page
record of his journey between 1997 and 1999 from his
home to the Hebrides via streams, fens, pools, lidos,
estuaries and canals, sometimes with friends but often
on his own. Roger Deakin's Obituary.... | | |
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