i3 swim in Lough derg this weekend - temp?

banjobongo · 12-09-2011 8:10am #1

hi guys
Im signed up for the 5k swim in Lough Derg this weekend. Im considering doing the swim without a wetsuit. Does anybody have any idea what the temperature of the lake is at present?
Anybody else on boards doing the swim?

BravoMike · 12-09-2011 6:25pm

I swim in the lake fairly often and I would not attempt it without a wetsuit. Sure best thing bring the wetsuit with ya you can always leave your wetsuit in the car if you dont want it.

banjobongo · 13-09-2011 8:02am

thanks for that bravomike. I will follow up on that, bring the wetsuit along but the plan and hope is that I can complete the swim without a wetsuit...
cheers!

mitresize5 · 13-09-2011 8:37pm

I do the Kilkee bay swim every year with out a wetsuit but layered in vaseline from the belly button up and around the shoulders ..... thats only 1600 metres and you'd be very cold after it.

5K - even if your a real strong swimmer, as in competively strong, your looking at over an hour anyway, closer to an hour and half if your a middle of the packer ..... your entering dangerous territory there...

.... actually now that I think of it will you be allowed do it without a wetsuit .... my best guess is no

banjobongo · 14-09-2011 7:52am

Swimmers are allowed to swim with or without a wetsuit. I have done the Kilkee swim myself, in 2010 (my time was was 22.50, I was the 5th fastest swimmer on the day), and Im a pretty strong swimmer (I swim with Limerick Masters).
I have done the Thomond Swim and have done a few 2K swims in Kerry this summer, all without a wetsuit, so Im going to go for it and try it without the wetsuit!

slayer91 · 14-09-2011 9:56pm

14 degrees in the water at the moment.

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banjobongo · 18-09-2011 7:15pm

so I did the swim today, without a wetsuit, time was 1:34:09, which considering there was no flow (ESB turnedd the generators) I was happy with, I was the 3rd fastest male skins and fastest male over 40 yrs old so it was a good, although a cold, day out!.

Lady Chatterton · 18-09-2011 11:05pm

Well Done OP! All the proceeds of the event go to the Special Olympics too so that's brilliant

i3 swim in Lough derg this weekend - temp?

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