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Lee Swim

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  • 03-08-2011 9:24pm
    #1
    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭


    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


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    swimmer_hoop
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭swimmer_hoop


    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.


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    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    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!


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    okane1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,147 ✭✭✭okane1


    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!


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    swimmer_hoop
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭swimmer_hoop


    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.


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    #6
    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    entry now open for this year


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    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    anyone else do this yesterday?

    trying to work out what the current assistance was


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    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    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....


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    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    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 !!


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    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


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


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    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    Tom Healy did 23.35 and i was about 10 minutes behind him
    (for the purposes of maintaining my anonymity :D )


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    #12
    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    Any boardsies swimming in cork today?


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    swimmer_hoop
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭swimmer_hoop


    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??


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    #14
    2old4dacold
    Registered Users Posts: 817 ✭✭✭2old4dacold


    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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