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 Lummy! With Winter still failing to give way to the warmer temps of Spring, there's been a buzz of concern about sea and lake temps, as many Open Water training spots remain closed on grounds of safety. See the email below that I received earlier from Diabetes UK. The challenge is getting and bigger!
PLEASE sponsor me! I know that there are many worthy events out there but please support me in endeavours to conquer the Channel in the name of Diabetes UK, Metal, swimming and Portly blokes everywhere! Hi all, I just wanted to get in touch as I know a couple of you are a bit anxious about the water temperature for the May training weekend. There is no doubt it will be cold but at the moment we fully intend to go ahead with the event. We generally would only cancel the event if there were extreme weather conditions forecast and safety was compromised. Currently the water temperature in Dover seems to be between 4 and 5 degrees, pretty chilly! However, our training weekend is still five weeks away and it is almost certain the water temperature will increase notably (even a few degrees can make a difference). Whilst we are still planning to go ahead with the event we will be monitoring the water temperature and will adjust the length of the swims accordingly. We still plan to do three swims (two on the Saturday and one on the Sunday) but they will be shorter than those we did in September. I will send a detailed itinerary a couple of weeks before when we have a better idea of how things are looking. You may be interested to know that the official training season (run by Freda Streeter) will actually start in Dover on 4th May and the solo swimmers will be in the water for much longer than us! Also, we have previously run training events in Dover at this time of year when the water temperature has been around 8 degrees and everyone took part safely. It will be very important to bring lots of warm layers and you may also like to wear two swimming caps (I will provide you each with a Diabetes UK silicone cap). I have attached a kit list but will also send this again nearer the time. The other important thing is to train hard so you are as fit and strong as possible by the time you get to Dover in May. The more strongly you swim, the easier it will be to keep warm! I hope this puts your minds at rest but if you have any questions or concerns please do let me know. Kind regards Hannah Hannah Minnery National Events Manager Diabetes UK | AuthorSlightly portly bloke swimming the channel to raise money and awareness of Diabetes UK ArchivesAugust 2013 Categories |
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