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Gospel Oak Lido
It's called Parliament Hill Lido...
I plan to be one of those nut jobs that swims there in skins all winter just for the hell of it.
It's great, enjoy.
Looking forward in a sick kind of way to it dropping back down and getting below 12. This is what people seem to agree is when it starts to get proper cold.
I found it changes. Between about 10 and 5 I feel the cold in my chest. Below that and the only thing I can think about is how much my toes and fingers hurt.
The endurance folk go for 10 lengths + 1 per degree. I'm a wimp and went for 1 per degree.
jellybaby-
I've always called it Gospel Oak Lido :D
I plan on getting gloves and socks for when it goes below about 15 I am thinking.
Once it goes below 12 I am gonna stay in about 1-2 mins per degree and see how I go from there! I'm new to it, I have heard it is an amazing buzz, if you don't get hyperthermia :)
mikec
Started winter swim training at Gospel Oak Lido. Temperature was 16 last week and managed a nice cool 1500m, was back up to 18 this morning and did just under 4K before getting kicked out.
I plan to be one of those nut jobs that swims there in skins all winter just for the hell of it.
I have been reading up on how to avoid dying whilst doing so. Looking forward in a sick kind of way to it dropping back down and getting below 12. This is what people seem to agree is when it starts to get proper cold.