Lee Swim

2old4dacold · 03-08-2011 8:24pm #1

very enjoyable day

my first time doing this swim and already looking forward to next year

i always enjoy a swim under a bridge and this swim packs 8 of them into 2k

seemed a very clean river for swimming in

swimmer_hoop · 03-08-2011 9:09pm

Same here, first time of many I think! Quite a bit more "organic material" in it then the Liffey, I thought.

Best way to view a city is from the river.

2old4dacold · 03-08-2011 9:28pm

swimmer_hoop wrote: »

Quite a bit more "organic material" in it then the Liffey

i wasn't off until the 9th group, perhaps ye quick lads had cleared a channel!

okane1 · 04-08-2011 11:46am

did it last year. Enjoyed the race and the craic afterwards but found the water very dirty and said I'll never do it again.
Even felt sick afterwards, or maybe that was all the drink!

swimmer_hoop · 04-08-2011 11:51am

It's probably fair to say that the water is a little less clean then the Liffey I have to say that I didn't find it dirty.

2old4dacold · 05-04-2012 9:22pm

entry now open for this year

2old4dacold · 15-07-2012 8:58pm

anyone else do this yesterday?

trying to work out what the current assistance was

mad m · 15-07-2012 9:08pm

No didn't do it, how did you do....Tom Healy won it, he also got 4th today in swim out in Portmarnock...savage swimmer....he is doing the channel in September....

2old4dacold · 15-07-2012 9:18pm

mad m wrote: »

No didn't do it, how did you do....Tom Healy won it, he also got 4th today in swim out in Portmarnock...savage swimmer....he is doing the channel in September....

had set myself three targets:
1) improve on last year's time by eight minutes
2) top 100 overall
3) age group medal

achieved all three so obviously very happy with that (so now i'm getting picky)

i actually improved my time by over eleven minutes and i'm just wondering how much of that is down to tidal push and how much is down to training

Tom Healy was very impressive .... i have a bit more to find before i'll be worrying him !!

mad m · 15-07-2012 9:26pm

Well done on all three...how long did it take you?

2old4dacold · 15-07-2012 9:41pm

Tom Healy did 23.35 and i was about 10 minutes behind him
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2old4dacold · 12-07-2014 11:39am

Any boardsies swimming in cork today?

swimmer_hoop · 12-07-2014 11:48am

I entered alright but I'm not able to swim due to injury. Gutted is an understatement, I love this swim.

Are you swimming yourself??

2old4dacold · 12-07-2014 10:19pm

swam it alright. found it tough this year. disappointed with time. found it dirty for the first time too, and I've done it a few times now. usually my favourite swim of the year though

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