2014 Open sea swim calendar

mad m · 17-08-2014 12:42pm

Kilmartin swim today in bray is cancelled.

micar · 17-08-2014 12:49pm

mad m wrote: »

Kilmartin swim today in bray is cancelled.

just heard myself

Kurt Godel · 20-08-2014 10:08pm

What that choppy or wha'? Great great great fun bashing and mashing after the yellow bouy. I was tired and cranky and cold before tonights swim, but came out of the water a new man. 78th tonight off 3:15, but who cares about that, its all about the immediacy of catching or being caught.

swimmer_hoop · 21-08-2014 6:00am

Grizz wrote: »

Please excuse my ignorance, but would a suit like that not give advantage over a bare chest?

Yep, as would a leg suit over jammers, high tech jammers over thick jammers, jammers over speedos, speedos over drag suits and drag suits over board shorts. The suit in the pic does not even come close to a wetsuit though for helping in the water.

The official FINA rule for Open Water Swimming is that the suit mist be made of textile material, i.e. Not rubber, neoprene, plastic etc, and (unlike in the race pool) can go past the knee and above the hips but can't have a zip or a clasp closing device.

Grizz · 27-08-2014 8:39am

swimmer_hoop wrote: »

Yep, as would a leg suit over jammers, high tech jammers over thick jammers, jammers over speedos, speedos over drag suits and drag suits over board shorts. The suit in the pic does not even come close to a wetsuit though for helping in the water.

The official FINA rule for Open Water Swimming is that the suit mist be made of textile material, i.e. Not rubber, neoprene, plastic etc, and (unlike in the race pool) can go past the knee and above the hips but can't have a zip or a clasp closing device.

Many thanks Swimmer hoop for the detailed reply. I'm new to all this

Freddio · 02-09-2014 9:12pm

looking at the howdidyouswim.com site, I can see one or two "dark horse" entries shaping up for the Liffey.

Its a long wait till Monday next !!!

mad m · 03-09-2014 8:47am

Freddio wrote: »

looking at the howdidyouswim.com site, I can see one or two "dark horse" entries shaping up for the Liffey.

Its a long wait till Monday next !!!

Yeah so did I, one went off 5:15 last sunday and should of easily got up there if not win it.

Kurt Godel · 05-09-2014 4:08pm

"Please collect your hats and shirts for the Liffey Swim on Monday 8th September between 7.00pm and 8.30pm at Irishtown Stadium. "

First time doing the Liffey Swim, and based far from Irishtown- can you pick up your hat on the day of the swim? (I presume the shirt is a momento, so same Qs. for that although I'm more concerned with the mandatory hat...)

mad m · 05-09-2014 4:46pm

Kurt Godel wrote: »

"Please collect your hats and shirts for the Liffey Swim on Monday 8th September between 7.00pm and 8.30pm at Irishtown Stadium. "

First time doing the Liffey Swim, and based far from Irishtown- can you pick up your hat on the day of the swim? (I presume the shirt is a momento, so same Qs. for that although I'm more concerned with the mandatory hat...)

Well the shirt your meant to wear on the day, sponsors (Dublin City Council). I've seen people being given their hat and shirt on the day of registering. Best bet is to email open sea committee at leinsteropenseacommittee@gmail.com and say you can't make it or I'll be down there getting my own plus other team members, just let me know your name and shirt size.

Freddio · 06-09-2014 4:10pm

There were a few lads who missed the last buoy today and took the short route home. I've never seen this before and am just wondering how much of this goes on under our noses?

mad m · 06-09-2014 5:01pm

Freddio wrote: »

There were a few lads who missed the last buoy today and took the short route home. I've never seen this before and am just wondering how much of this goes on under our noses?

I'd say normally this wouldn't happen, after all it was a charity swim and not a competitive one. I'd say if it was a competitive one Frank would of disqualified them.

Bloody goy stung today, in ribbons, twitching like mad plus arm is on fire. Hopefully this ice pack on it will help. I feel a long night in store.

slinky2000 · 06-09-2014 5:01pm

More than you'd like to think, there's a certain lad who skipped two bouys in the harbour and came very close to winning it, the same lad went off 1min before his handicap in the island swim!

The swim in bray last night, when they were calling out the handicaps completly missed out 5:45, meaning a few lads were 15 seconds worse off than they should have been.

mad m · 06-09-2014 5:05pm

slinky2000 wrote: »

More than you'd like to think, there's a certain lad who skipped two bouys in the harbour and came very close to winning it, the same lad went off 1min before his handicap in the island swim!

The swim in bray last night, when they were calling out the handicaps completly missed out 5:45, meaning a few lads were 15 seconds worse off than they should have been.

Wow...I can imagine who it is. But how the hell did he skip two buoys in harbour? Were these the two up near lighthouse?

Freddio · 06-09-2014 5:20pm

I got fried by a f@&!er just after the first turn right. I can feel your pain mad_m

mad m · 06-09-2014 5:30pm

Freddio wrote: »

I got fried by a f@&!er just after the first turn right. I can feel your pain mad_m

I had a spray I got in States I could of given you some, don't know if it would be any use but last time I got stung I was in a much worse state than I am now so it must work a bit. Paul Byrne got hit over his arm and body....not a nice feeling this....

mad m · 06-09-2014 5:34pm

@Freddio,

Do you know why they changed it today with it being no points? I heard some club ( not yours ) complained, so open sea changed it.

Freddio · 06-09-2014 5:39pm

mad m wrote: »

@Freddio,

Do you know why they changed it today with it being no points? I heard some club ( not yours ) complained, so open sea changed it.

I heard it was because the ladies felt it was too much to have three points races on a weekend with two of them being unscheduled and the other being the harbour so close to the end of the season but I don't know how much merit there is in what I heard.

mad m · 06-09-2014 6:42pm

I've never seen the handicaps so low on a few swimmers today. I'd nearly predict who will win the Liffey swim from these results today. :mad:

slinky2000 · 07-09-2014 12:09am

mad m wrote: »

I've never seen the handicaps so low on a few swimmers today. I'd nearly predict who will win the Liffey swim from these results today. :mad:

Won't be me anyway after today! Too many people takin it handy today protecting their handicaps!

mad m · 07-09-2014 1:09pm

slinky2000 wrote: »

Won't be me anyway after today! Too many people takin it handy today protecting their handicaps!

Yeah what were you thinking.:)

Freddio · 07-09-2014 1:33pm

I'm sure Frank is fully aware of what's going on

2old4dacold · 09-09-2014 9:10am

are the handicaps up yet ?

mad m · 09-09-2014 9:28am

Freddio wrote: »

I'm sure Frank is fully aware of what's going on

Do you want to back track that saying now!!!

Cant see handicaps up yet, id say later on today.

Freddio · 09-09-2014 9:52am

http://leinsteropensea.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Liffey-Handicap-2014.pdf

The debate rages !!!!

Niall O'S
Ciaran Balfe
Stefan Ray
Barry Dunne
Cian Connaughton

2old4dacold · 09-09-2014 11:07am

:eek:

I'm a minute and a half higher than the harbour

Freddio · 09-09-2014 11:08am

There are no 'B's and 'C's though

2old4dacold · 09-09-2014 11:15am

yeah I don't get the whole As Bs and Cs thing .... why not 1st man off GO and work from there

I see I have a minute less on mad m though and he beat me well in DLH :rolleyes::D

mad m · 09-09-2014 11:53am

Freddio wrote: »

http://leinsteropensea.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Liffey-Handicap-2014.pdf

The debate rages !!!!

Niall O'S
Ciaran Balfe
Stefan Ray
Barry Dunne
Cian Connaughton

My money is on Aidan Robertson 6:15.......

mr jack · 09-09-2014 12:06pm

Jeez I'm not convinced the handicaps change at all through the season. I haven't been swimming anything near as much as I did last year and so I keep coming in the bottom few of every race I've done but if anything my handicap has been increased each time. Either I've just being unlucky this season with my races or Frank has it in for me!!

Looking forward to saturday though, won't be competitive so really going to soak it up and enjoy it

Finelli · 09-09-2014 1:43pm

It depends on the flow of the river of course, but Tom Healy on 8.15 stood out for me

2014 Open sea swim calendar

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