Swimming

I'm keen to get into the pool, but have 4 stitches in my foot- should I wait for these to be removed, or will it be fine?
The last thing you want is infection.

Stay out of the water until the stitches are out.

^ this is the sensible thing to do.

I could pee on my foot to disinfect them after swimming?

live on telly now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/live-video/bbc_one_2012_hd

Cant believe she did'nt do it. :(

how about a wild swimming documentary now Olympic interest is passing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t9r28

I just looked up the price online to go to Tooting Lido. Was rather shocked to see it was £6 for an adult to swim there. Is that pretty standard? I'd like to start going a couple of times a week, but that's going to cost £50+ a month...

http://www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk/centres/tooting-bec-lido/timetables/swim

I'm keen to get into the pool, but have 4 stitches in my foot- should I wait for these to be removed, or will it be fine?

Latex socks. I was always told they're fine for infection-proofing cuts etc.

I just looked up the price online to go to Tooting Lido. Was rather shocked to see it was £6 for an adult to swim there. Is that pretty standard? I'd like to start going a couple of times a week, but that's going to cost £50+ a month...

think London Fields Lido is a fiver or so with no membership. I've got some yearly thing that's £30ish which takes it down to £3.20. Then there's monthly memberships for £25 or so and you can go as many times as you like

What to wear- having been exposed to the Olympics non-stop it would appear that "jammers" are the thing to wear.

If, that is, you go through the water like a torpedo.

If one turns up to the pool wearing a pair of these but are not hydrazine powered is the shame and scorn palpable?

I have a 10 year old pair of board shorts (red with orange flowers I think) that are probably lurking in a draw which I will wear if so.

All the pros are wearing drag shorts this season for training:

Too late, I bought some UltraTurboReallyJollyFast Skinz Wonder-Jammers for £758.

Googled 'pink jammers'. Will give them a go, but fail to see how they'll make me swim faster.

That would definitely encourage me to move. But I would never buy one.

#tightarse

^Rep.

Ian Thorpe will be at Tooting Bec Lido tomorrow 9am onwards giving tips to swimmers, check his twitter for details. @ianthorpe

Googled 'pink jammers'. Will give them a go, but fail to see how they'll make me swim faster.
They're Arena (you can just make out the name here).

They don't appear to be publically available just yet.

I'm probably about 73kg, skinny and just under 6 foot, and am happy to give away my old wetsuit. It does have a couple of holes (esp a tear in the leg, still usable, but I'd chop it near the top of the calf). PM me if you want it. It's an entry level BlueSeventy, was about £180 new. Didn't use it much apart from racing.

I'm doing my first fixed IM in a few weeks - just bring the bike in s/s, then flip the hub in transition.

Just tried this one for size- great day to try on a wet suit- they are quite hot, who knew?

Anyway, my stick like legs went in ok, my vast, pendulous gut sucked in well, chicken like arms were good- but that's where we stopped.

Exactly how close to "fuck, this is going to tear" do you go when attempting to do up the second half of the zip?

Keep working the arms until the suit's as far up the shoulders as possible, arch your back pushing the shoulder blades together and pull directly upwards. I was always able to get the zip up ok, but you may be a bit broader. Give it a tug and hope for a happy ending, but it's always better if you can get someone else to tug it for you.

A lot of that goes without saying, or you go blind.

However, I am concerned that I am going to rupture it.

It will be fine. Mine is stupendously tight and I haven't ripped it

yet

Also:

it's always better if you can get someone else to tug it for you.

Well done sir.

Someone needs to get in some cold water.

btw, anyone doing a secret swim tonight?

If I could get in my wetsuit I'd be right there